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Molecular Biology and Evolution

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1537-1719

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.607

H-Indexi

328

SNIPi

4.57

Total Worksi

9,476

Total Citationsi

1,272,071

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1997-

StatusActive

Total Publications9,476

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalCLOCKSSNational Digital Preservation Program, ChinaLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1537-1719

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, National Digital Preservation Program, China, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

312

21k

2019

335

34k

2020

372

41k

2021

284

9.5k

2022

283

5.8k

2023

269

5.1k

2024

350

1.6k

2025

220

527

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

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEvolutionary BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsProtist diversity and phylogenyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsPlant and animal studies

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Biology and Evolution

Is Molecular Biology and Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Biology and Evolution: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Biology and Evolution?

Molecular Biology and Evolution 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 6.63.

Is Molecular Biology and Evolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Biology and Evolution is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Biology and Evolution?