Journal of Molluscan Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Molluscan Studies accepts papers on all aspects of the study of molluscs.

These include systematics, molecular genetics, palaeontology, ecology, evolution, and physiology.

Where the topic is in a specialized field (e.g. parasitology, neurobiology, biochemistry, molecular biology), submissions will still be accepted as long as the mollusc is the principal focus of the study, and not incidental or simply a convenient experimental animal.

Papers with a focus on fisheries biology, aquaculture, and control of molluscan pests will be accepted only if they include significant advances in molluscan biology.

While systematic papers are encouraged, descriptions of single new taxa will only be considered if they include some ‘added value’, for example in the form of new information on anatomy or distribution, or if they are presented in the context of a systematic revision or phylogenetic analysis of the group.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.434

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13018

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	161

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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.

• Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida)

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Daniel L., Kevin S.

• ON THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MAJOR GASTROPOD GROUPS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE STREPTONEURA

  Citation: 289

  Authors: GERHARD

• An improved method for DNA isolation from mucopolysaccharide-rich molluscan tissues

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Eugene P.

• INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EPIPHYTES, MACROPHYTES AND FRESHWATER SNAILS: A REVIEW

  Citation: 154

  Authors: CHRISTER

• <i>POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM</i>—A MOLLUSCAN COLONISER OF EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA

  Citation: 132

  Authors: W.F.

• A COMPARISON OF FEEDING MECHANISMS IN MICROPHAGOUS, HERBIVOROUS, INTERTIDAL, PROSOBRANCHS IN RELATION TO RESOURCE PARTITIONING

  Citation: 126

  Authors: S. J., D. C., A. S., S. P., M. A., S., T. A.

• Evolution within the gastropod mollscs; using the ribosomal RNA gene-cluster as an indicator of phyolgenetic relationships

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Christopher M., Peter B.

• A comparison of methods for the assessment of condition in the mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)

  Citation: 123

  Authors: John, Xiaogang

• MOLLUSCAN SHELL PIGMENTS: AN IN SITU RESONANCE RAMAN STUDY

  Citation: 121

  Authors: CLAUS, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, DANIEL

• Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Tomoyuki, Tomowo

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