Fast Track Articles
Manuscripts receiving the highest enthusiasm from MBE’s reviewers and editors are fast tracked for publication. Upon their final acceptance these papers will be published online within one week and appear in the next scheduled issue of the journal. This policy reflects the journal’s intention to quickly print all manuscripts judged to be the most innovative and impactful during the peer review process.
Citation Classics
Citation Classics celebrate the diversity and impact of MBE publications in molecular evolutionary research. Articles are given Citation Classics designations based on the highest number of citations per year over the last five years (Recent Classics) or earlier (Early Classics). Less than 1% of articles are given MBE Citation Classic designation. The collections can be accessed via the links below.
2018 Edition
2017 Edition
2016 Edition
2015 Edition
2014 Edition
2013 Edition
Press Releases
MBE has a Press Office that periodically sends out news releases regarding upcoming articles of interest to the general public and scientists at large. The Press Office also supports the efforts of an author’s institution planning to promote an accepted manuscript on their own. Contact MBEpress@gmail.com for any questions or help with press releases and embargo dates.
Virtual Issues
Call for Papers
MBE is pleased to issue calls for papers in the following five areas. All manuscripts will be reviewed immediately upon submission and accepted manuscripts will be published quickly online and in the print journal.
Tree of Life
Evolution in Medicine
Evolutionary Genomics
Software and Database Updates
Experimental Evolution
MBE Metrics
Impact Factor: 10.217 (2 out of 49 in Evolutionary Biology)
5 Year Impact Factor: 14.479 (2 out of 49 in Evolutionary Biology)
Google h5-index: 75 (2nd in Evolutionary Biology)
MBE Cover Artwork
MBE celebrates the diversity of our authors’ artistic vision, with cover art selected exclusively from author submissions. Click on the link below to see all cover artwork from 2013 onwards.
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Altmetric
‘Altmetrics’, or alternative metrics, have evolved to track and collate mentions and shares of academic research papers across traditional and social media outlets, blogs, public policy documents, post-publication peer-review forums and online reference managers.
Discover a more complete picture of how readers engage with our research through Altmetric data.
Scientific Society Publisher Alliance
The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution is a member of the Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA), an initiative focused on building awareness of and support for publication of scientific research by scientist-run scientific societies.
