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Evolution

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1947

ISSN1558-5646

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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📊 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

1.171

H-Indexi

375

SNIPi

1.001

Total Worksi

21,477

Total Citationsi

1,386,189

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Genetics & Heredity; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyMonthly, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications21,477

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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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?

1558-5646

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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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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

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

255

2019

276

4.5k

2020

310

4.6k

2021

331

3.6k

2022

267

2023

196

1.1k

2024

265

495

2025

152

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEvolutionary BiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesGenetic diversity and population structureAnimal Behavior and ReproductionEvolution and Genetic DynamicsInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEvolution and Paleontology StudiesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationAmphibian and Reptile BiologyAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Evolution

Is Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evolution: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Evolution?

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 2.21.

Is Evolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evolution is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Evolution?