Molecular Biology and Evolution
Last updated ISSN 0737-4038
Molecular Biology and Evolution is published by Oxford University Press in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is open access. The article processing charge is $3,418.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Molecular Biology and Evolution concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Plant and animal studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0737-4038, 1537-1719 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $3,418 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 9,571 |
| Publishing since | 1913 |
| Journal website | mbe.oxfordjournals.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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