American Malacological Bulletin

Aims & Scope

The American Malacological Bulletin serves as an outlet for reporting notable contributions in malacological research.

Manuscripts concerning any aspect of original, unpublished research,important short reports, and detailed reviews dealing with molluscs will be considered for publication.

Recent issues have included AMS symposia, independent papers, research notes,and book reviews.

All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent expertreferees.

AMS symposium papers have undergone peer review by symposium organizer, symposium participants, and independent referees.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• As Time Goes by: A Simple Fool's Guide to Molecular Clock Approaches in Invertebrates^*

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Thomas, Roland, Christian

• A New Critical Estimate of Named Species-Level Diversity of the Recent Mollusca*

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Gary

• Patterns of Freshwater Bivalve Global Diversity and the State of Phylogenetic Studies on the Unionoida, Sphaeriidae, and Cyrenidae^*

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Daniel L.

• Alien Non-Marine Snails and Slugs of Priority Quarantine Importance in the United States: A Preliminary Risk Assessment

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Robert H., Robert T., David G., James W.

• Molluscan Models in Evolutionary Biology: Apple Snails (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) as a System for Addressing Fundamental Questions*

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Kenneth A., Robert H., Aslak, Roland, Christian, Silvana C.

• Causes of variation in sex ratio and modes of sex determination in the Mollusca—an overview*

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Yoichi

• Patterns of Speciation in Marine Gastropods: A Review of the Phylogenetic Evidence for Localized Radiations in the Sea^*

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Patrick J.

• Octopus sucker-arm coordination in grasping and manipulation*

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Frank W.

• Identifying Thermally-Stressed Adult Green-Lipped Mussels<i>(Perna canaliculus</i>Gmelin, 1791<i>)</i>via Metabolomic Profiling^*

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Brendon J., Ellie, Norman L. C.

• The Evolution of Eyes in the Bivalvia: New Insights*

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Brian