Epigenetics publishes peer-reviewed original research and review articles that provide an unprecedented forum where epigenetic mechanisms and their role in diverse biological processes can be revealed, shared, and discussed. Epigenetics research studies heritable changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms others than the modification of the DNA sequence. Epigenetics therefore plays critical roles in a variety of biological systems, diseases, and disciplines. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):DNA methylationNucleosome positioning and modificationGene silencingImprintingNuclear reprogrammingChromatin remodelingNon-coding RNANon-histone chromosomal elementsDosage compensationNuclear organizationEpigenetic therapy and diagnosticsNutrition and environmental epigeneticsCancer epigeneticsNeuroepigeneticsCancer has been traditionally the main focus of epigenetic studies; however, recent data suggest that epigenetics plays critical roles in all basic processes of life. Our journal provides a platform for the communication of methodologies, hypotheses, experimental approaches, and diagnostic agents by researchers working in a variety of systems who are unraveling the epigenetic facets of their specific fields of interest.

表觀遺傳學發表同行評議的原創研究和綜述文章，提供了一個前所未有的論壇，在這里，表觀遺傳學機制及其在各種生物過程中的作用可以被揭示、共享和討論。表觀遺傳學研究的是基因表達的可遺傳變化，其機制并非DNA序列的修飾。因此，表觀遺傳學在各種生物系統、疾病和學科中發揮著關鍵作用。感興趣的題目包括(但不限于):DNA甲基化核小體定位和修飾基因沉默印記核重編程染色質重塑非編碼RNANon-histone染色體元素劑量補償核組織表觀遺傳學治療和診斷營養和環境表觀遺傳學癌癥表觀遺傳學Neuroepigenetics癌癥歷來是表觀遺傳學研究的主要焦點;然而，最近的數據表明，表觀遺傳學在生命的所有基本過程中都扮演著重要的角色。我們的期刊提供了一個平臺，讓研究人員在不同的系統中交流方法、假設、實驗方法和診斷試劑，這些系統正在揭示他們感興趣的特定領域的表觀遺傳學方面。