Evolutionary Biology

Aims & Scope

The aim, scope, and format of Evolutionary Biology will be based on the following principles: Evolutionary Biology will publish original articles and reviews that address issues and subjects of core concern in evolutionary biology.

All papers must make original contributions to our understanding of the evolutionary process.

The journal will remain true to the original intent of the original series to provide a place for broad syntheses in evolutionary biology.

Articles will contribute to this goal by defining the direction of current and future research and by building conceptual links between disciplines.

In articles presenting an empirical analysis, the results of these analyses must be integrated within a broader evolutionary framework.

Authors are encouraged to submit papers presenting novel conceptual frameworks or major challenges to accepted ideas.

While brevity is encouraged, there is no formal restriction on length for major articles.

The journal aims to keep the time between original submission and appearance online to within four months and will encourage authors to revise rapidly once a paper has been submitted and deemed acceptable.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.624

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9276

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	170

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

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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.

• Advances in Geometric Morphometrics

  Citation: 1022

  Authors: Philipp, Philipp

• Linear Discrimination, Ordination, and the Visualization of Selection Gradients in Modern Morphometrics

  Citation: 408

  Authors: Philipp, Fred

• Heritability is not Evolvability

  Citation: 373

  Authors: Thomas F., Christophe, David

• Deciphering the Palimpsest: Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Integration and Phenotypic Covariation

  Citation: 370

  Authors: Benedikt, Heather, Nathan M., Campbell, Trish E., Julia C., Ralph S.

• The Evolution of Modularity in the Mammalian Skull I: Morphological Integration Patterns and Magnitudes

  Citation: 273

  Authors: Arthur, Felipe B., Leila T., Valderes, Gabriel

• Goldilocks Meets Santa Rosalia: An Ephemeral Speciation Model Explains Patterns of Diversification Across Time Scales

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Erica Bree, Brice A. J., Joseph W., Simone, Kayla M., Tyler D., Jonathan M., Matthew W., Luke J.

• The Evolution of Modularity in the Mammalian Skull II: Evolutionary Consequences

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Gabriel, Leila T., Arthur, Felipe B., Valderes

• Cultural Evolution: A Review of Theory, Findings and Controversies

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Alex

• Biparental Inheritance Through Uniparental Transmission: The Doubly Uniparental Inheritance (DUI) of Mitochondrial DNA

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Eleftherios

• Measuring Morphological Integration Using Eigenvalue Variance

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Mihaela, James M., Günter P.

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