Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Aims & Scope

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is dedicated to bringing Darwin's dream within grasp - to "have fairly true genealogical trees of each great kingdom of Nature." The journal provides a forum for molecular studies that advance our understanding of phylogeny and evolution, further the development of phylogenetically more accurate taxonomic classifications, and ultimately bring a unified classification for all the ramifying lines of life.

Phylogeographic studies will be considered for publication if they offer EXCEPTIONAL theoretical or empirical advances.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6
2024	3.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.200

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	183

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3553

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2556

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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.

• MITOS: Improved de novo metazoan mitochondrial genome annotation

  Citation: 4648

  Authors: Matthias, Alexander, Frank, Fabian, Catherine, Guido, Joern, Martin, Peter F.

• Two Divergent Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Types within a Monophyletic Lineage of the FungusFusariumAre Nonorthologous

  Citation: 1884

  Authors: Kerry, Elizabeth

• Ribosomal ITS sequences and plant phylogenetic inference

  Citation: 1417

  Authors: I., J.F.

• An index of substitution saturation and its application

  Citation: 1297

  Authors: Xuhua, Zheng, Marco, Lu, Yong

• RASP (Reconstruct Ancestral State in Phylogenies): A tool for historical biogeography

  Citation: 1089

  Authors: Yan, A.J., Christopher, Xingjin

• A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

  Citation: 1075

  Authors: R., John J.

• The major clades of MADS-box genes and their role in the development and evolution of flowering plants

  Citation: 795

  Authors: A

• Plant molecular phylogeography in China and adjacent regions: Tracing the genetic imprints of Quaternary climate and environmental change in the world’s most diverse temperate flora

  Citation: 752

  Authors: Ying-Xiong, Cheng-Xing, Hans Peter

• Phylogenetic utility of the internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA in plants: An example from the compositae

  Citation: 673

  Authors: Bruce G.

• Major patterns of higher teleostean phylogenies: a new perspective based on 100 complete mitochondrial DNA sequences

  Citation: 638

  Authors: Masaki, Hirohiko, Hiromitsu, Naoya B, Jun G, Takahiko, Takashi P, Motoomi, Akira, Kohji, Shigeru M, Mutsumi

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