Journal of Molecular Evolution
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Aims & Scope
Journal of Molecular Evolution covers experimental, computational, and theoretical work aimed at deciphering features of molecular evolution and the processes bearing on these features, from the initial formation of macromolecular systems through their evolution at the molecular level, the co-evolution of their functions in cellular and organismal systems, and their influence on organismal adaptation, speciation, and ecology. Topics addressed include the evolution of informational macromolecules and their relation to more complex levels of biological organization, including populations and taxa, as well as the molecular basis for the evolution of ecological interactions of species and the use of molecular data to infer fundamental processes in evolutionary ecology. This coverage accommodates such subfields as new genome sequences, comparative structural and functional genomics, population genetics, the molecular evolution of development, the evolution of gene regulation and gene interaction networks, and in vitro evolution of DNA and RNA, molecular evolutionary ecology, and the development of methods and theory that enable molecular evolutionary inference, including but not limited to, phylogenetic methods.
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BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
GENETICS & HEREDITY
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
GENETICS & HEREDITY
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Molecular Evolution (acronym: jmev, abbr: J. Mol. Evol, ISSN: 0022-2844) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Springer US in Germany since 1971. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.742 (Q1), an H-index of 142.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 54 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,197 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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