Molecular Ecology

Aims & Scope

Molecular Ecology publishes papers that utilize molecular genetic techniques to address consequential questions in ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation.

Studies may employ neutral markers for inference about ecological and evolutionary processes or examine ecologically important genes and their products.

We also publish articles on technical methods, computer programs and genomic resource development in our companion journal, Molecular Ecology Resources.

However, papers that are primarily descriptive and relevant only to the taxon being studied should be submitted to a more specialized journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	4.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.707

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	264

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1898

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6406

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 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.

• Detecting the number of clusters of individuals using the software <scp>structure</scp>: a simulation study

  Citation: 18593

  Authors: G., S., J.

• ITS primers with enhanced specificity for basidiomycetes ‐ application to the identification of mycorrhizae and rusts

  Citation: 8306

  Authors: M., T. D.

• TCS: a computer program to estimate gene genealogies

  Citation: 8053

  Authors: M., D., K. A.

• FAST‐TRACK: Integrating QTL mapping and genome scans towards the characterization of candidate loci under parallel selection in the lake whitefish (<i>Coregonus clupeaformis</i>)

  Citation: 4968

  Authors: S. M., L.

• Revising how the computer program <scp>cervus</scp> accommodates genotyping error increases success in paternity assignment

  Citation: 4381

  Authors: STEVEN T., MARK L., TRISTAN C.

• Stacks: an analysis tool set for population genomics

  Citation: 3511

  Authors: Julian, Paul A., Susan, Angel, William A.

• Statistical confidence for likelihood‐based paternity inference in natural populations

  Citation: 3400

  Authors: T. C., J., L. E. B., J. M.

• Towards a unified paradigm for sequence‐based identification of fungi

  Citation: 3042

  Authors: Urmas, R. Henrik, Kessy, Leho, Andy F. S., Mohammad, Scott T., Thomas D., Johan, Tony M., Brian, Tiia, Ursula, Margarita, Tine, Gareth W., Martin, Paul M., Petr, Ellen, Björn D., Robert, María P., P. Brandon, Nhu H., Tuula, Jane, Kabir G., Ursula, Marko, Kadri, Lauri, Irja, Arthur, James A., Carolina, Matthew E., Ave, D. Lee, M. Teresa, Michael, Karl‐Henrik

• Refugia, differentiation and postglacial migration in arctic‐alpine Eurasia, exemplified by the mountain avens (<i>Dryas octopetala</i> L.)

  Citation: 2710

  Authors: INGER, PERNILLE BRONKEN, ROSALÍA PIÑEIRO, CHRISTIAN

• ABGD, Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery for primary species delimitation

  Citation: 2591

  Authors: N., A., S., G.

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