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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

WILEY · US

ISSN1365-294XeISSN1365-294X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

179

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 168d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.429

H-Indexi

272

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.233

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 439 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

WILEY

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1365-294X / 1365-294X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

391

15k

2019

492

17k

2020

551

15k

2021

523

9.9k

2022

442

2023

402

2.5k

2024

472

1.2k

2025

222

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEcologyEvolutionary Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studiesGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockAnimal Behavior and ReproductionWildlife Ecology and ConservationFish Ecology and Management StudiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Frequently asked questions about MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Is MOLECULAR ECOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MOLECULAR ECOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MOLECULAR ECOLOGY?

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is MOLECULAR ECOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of MOLECULAR ECOLOGY?