DNA Research is an internationally peer-reviewed journal which aims at publishing papers of highest quality in broad aspects of DNA and genome-related research. Emphasis will be made on the following subjects: 1) Sequencing and characterization of genomes/important genomic regions, 2) Comprehensive analysis of the functions of genes, gene families and genomes, 3) Techniques and equipments useful for structural and functional analysis of genes, gene families and genomes, 4) Computer algorithms and/or their applications relevant to structural and functional analysis of genes and genomes. The journal also welcomes novel findings in other scientific disciplines related to genomes.
The Journal was launched in 1994 by Kazusa DNA Research Institute for publication of fine research in the growing field of genomic research. The online version of the journal was launched in 2000, and the journal has ever since been proud of providing the journal open access. DNA Research continues to provide its online journal open access at a very low author charge.

Editor-In-Chief
Michio Oishi
dnar-eic@kazusa.or.jp 
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari
Kisarazu
Chiba 292-0818
Japan
Telephone: +81-438-52-3944
Fax: +81-438-52-3911
Executive Editor
Katsumi Isono
kisono@kazusa.or.jp 
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari
Kisarazu
Chiba 292-0818
Japan
Telephone: +81-438-52-3900
Fax: +81-438-53-3901
Editors
Doil Choi
doil@snu.ac.kr 
Department of Plant Science
Seoul National University
Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-921
Republic of Korea
Telephone: +82-2-880-4568
Fax: +82-2-873-2056
Masahira Hattori
hattori@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
Waseda University
3-4-1 Okubo
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-8555
Japan
Telephone: +81-3-5286-3382
Fax: +81-4-7136-4084
Sachiko N. Isobe
sisobe@kazusa.or.jp 
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari
Kisarazu
Chiba 292-0818
Japan
Telephone: +81-438-52-3928
Fax: +81-438-52-3934
Takashi Ito
tito@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp 
Department of Medical Biochemistry
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Kyushu University
3-1-1 Maidashi
Higashi-ku
Fukuoka 812-8582
Japan
Telephone: +81-92-642-6095
Fax: +81-92-642-6203
Minoru S. H. Ko
kom@z7.keio.jp 
Department of Systems Medicine
Sakaguchi Laboratory
Keio University School of Medicine
35 Shinanomachi
Shinjuku,
Tokyo 160-8582,
Japan
Telephone: +81-3-5843-6174
Fax: +81-3-5843-6177
Yuji Kohara
ykohara@lab.nig.ac.jp 
National Institute of Genetics
1111 Yata
Mishima
Shizuoka 411-8540
Japan
Telephone: +81-559-81-6854
Fax: +81-559-81-6855
Da Luo
dluo@sibs.ac.cn 
Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032
PR China
Telephone:
+86-21-54924108
Fax: +86-21-54924015
Kenta Nakai
knakai@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
Laboratory of Functional Analysis in silico
Human Genome Center
The Institute of Medical Science
The University of Tokyo
4-6-1 Shirokane-dai
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8639
Japan
Telephone: +81-3-5449-5131
Fax: +81-3-5449-5133
Mikio Nishimura
mikosome@nibb.ac.jp 
Professor Emeritus
National Institute for Basic Biology
Okazaki 444-8585
Japan
Naotake Ogasawara
nogasawa@bs.naist.jp 
Professor Emeritus
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
8916-5 Takayama-cho
Ikoma
Nara 630-0101
Japan
Osamu Ohara
ohara@kazusa.or.jp 
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari
Kisarazu
Chiba 292-0818
Japan
Telephone: +81-438-52-3915
Fax: +81-438-52-3914
Mitsuo Oshimura
oshimura@grape.med.tottori-u.ac.jp 
School of Life Science
Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
86 Nishimachi
Yanago
Tottori 683-0826
Japan
Telephone: +81-859-34-8260
Fax: +81-859-34-8134
Kazuhiro Sato
kazsato@rib.okayama-u.ac.jp 
Okayama University
Institute of Plant Science and Resources
2-20-1, Chuo
Kurashiki 710-0046
Japan
Telephone: +81-86-434-1244
Fax: +81-86-434-1244
Kazuki Saito
ksaito@faculty.chiba-u.jp 
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chiba University
Yayoi-cho 1-33, Inage-ku
Chiba 263-8522
Japan
Telephone: +81-43-290-2904
Fax: +81-43-290-2905/2904
Takao Sekiya
sekiya@po.kyoundo.jp 
Sasaki Institute 
2-2　Kanda Surugadai 
Chiyoda-ku 
Tokyo 101-0062 
Japan
Telephone: +81-3-3292-8092
Fax: +81-3-3292-3290
Kazuo Shinozaki
skazuo@rtc.riken.jp 
RIKEN Tsukuba Institute
3-1-1 Koyadai
Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-0074
Japan
Telephone: +81-298-36-4359
Fax: +81-298-36-9060
Toshihiko Shiroishi
tshirois@lab.nig.ac.jp 
Mammalian Genetics Laboratory
Genetic Starians Research Center
National Institute of Genetics
1111 Yata
Mishima
Shizuoka 411-8540
Japan
Telephone: +81-559-81-6817
Fax: +81-559-81-6818
Mikita Suyama
mikita@bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp 
Medical Institute of Bioregulation,
Kyushu University
Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku,
Fukuoka 812-8582,
Japan
Telephone: +81-92-642-6915
Fax: +81-92-642-6692
Satoshi Tabata
tabata@kazusa.or.jp 
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari
Kisarazu
Chiba 292-0818
Japan
Telephone: +81-438-52-3933
Fax: +81-438-52-3934
Hiroyuki Toh
tohhir@kwansei.ac.jp 
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Kwansei Gakuin University
2-1 Gakuen
Sanda
Hyogo 669-1337
Japan
Telephone: +81-79-565-7395
Shoji Tsuji
tsuji@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
Department of Neurology
Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8655
Japan
Telephone: +81-3-5800-6542
Fax: +81-3-5800-6844
Masahiro Yano
myano@affrc.go.jp 
General NARO Institute of Crop Science
2-1-18 Kannondai
Tsukuba
Ibaraki 305-8518
Japan
Telephone: +81-29-838-8879
Fax: +81-29-838-7488
Minoru Yoshida
yoshidam@riken.jp 
RIKEN
Discovery Research Institute
Chemical Genetics Laboratory
2-1 Hirosawa
Wako
Saitama 351-0198
Japan
Telephone: +81-48-467-9516
Fax: +81-48-462-4676
Former Editor-In-Chief (1994-2005)
Mituru Takanami
m.takanami@nifty.ne.jp 
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari
Kisarazu
Chiba 292-0818
Japan
Telephone: +81-438-52-3900
Fax: +81-438-52-3901