《遺傳流行病學》是一份同行評議的期刊，旨在探討人類特征在家庭和人口中分布的遺傳原因。重點放在遺傳和環境因素對人類疾病的相對貢獻，揭示了遺傳，流行病學和生物學調查。遺傳流行病學主要發表統計遺傳學方面的論文，這是一個主要涉及發展統計、生物信息學和計算模型來分析遺傳數據的研究領域。將基礎生物學和群體遺傳學結合到概念模型中是受歡迎的。該雜志尋求包括應用研究或創新的統計、數學、計算或基因組方法學的原創文章，以促進遺傳流行病學的研究。鼓勵其他類型的報告，如給編輯的信、主題評論和來自其他研究領域的觀點，這些可能會豐富遺傳流行病學領域。

Genetic Epidemiology is a peer-reviewed journal for discussion of research on the genetic causes of the distribution of human traits in families and populations. Emphasis is placed on the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to human disease as revealed by genetic, epidemiological, and biologic investigations.Genetic Epidemiology primarily publishes papers in statistical genetics, a research field that is primarily concerned with development of statistical, bioinformatical, and computational models for analyzing genetic data. Incorporation of underlying biology and population genetics into conceptual models is favored. The Journal seeks original articles comprising either applied research or innovative statistical, mathematical, computational, or genomic methodologies that advance studies in genetic epidemiology. Other types of reports are encouraged, such as letters to the editor, topic reviews, and perspectives from other fields of research that will likely enrich the field of genetic epidemiology.