Journal of Molecular Evolution
Overview
The Journal of Molecular Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes research articles and reviews in the field of molecular evolution. It covers a wide range of topics including molecular phylogenetics, comparative genomics, molecular population genetics, and evolutionary genomics. The journal aims to advance our understanding of the processes and mechanisms that drive molecular evolution and shape the diversity of life on Earth.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Mol Evol
Start
1971
End
Continuing
Frequency
Twelve no. a year
p-ISSN
0022-2844
e-ISSN
1432-1432
Country
Germany
Language
English
Specialty
Biochemistry
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1746
136
SJR / Ranks: 4452
905
CiteScore / Ranks: 4778
5.20
JIF / Ranks: 2352
3.9
Recent Articles
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Rosales-Garcia R, Rautsaw R, Hofmann E, Grunwald C, Franz-Chavez H, Ahumada-Carrillo I, et al.
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40035856
No abstract available.
2.
Yang Y, Wang Z, Bai J, Qiao H
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39992367
The origin of proteins is a fundamental question in the study of the origin of life. Peptides, as the building blocks of proteins, necessarily preceded the first proteins in prebiotic...
3.
Xie Q, Duan Y
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39964487
A-to-I mRNA editing resembles A-to-G mutations. Functional mRNA editing, representing only a corner of total editing events, can be inferred from the experimental removal of editing. However, it is intuitive...
4.
Molina C, Magalhaes M, Rodrigues A, Taniwaki S, de Souza Silva S, Konig G, et al.
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39961834
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty about aspects of its origin, in recent years there has been an increased interest in investigating coronaviruses in wild animals. Bats are...
5.
Li F, Tarkington J, Sherlock G
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Feb;
93(1):183.
PMID: 39920416
No abstract available.
6.
Nagar N, Gulati K, Poluri K
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39907741
Monocyte chemoattractant proteins (MCPs) are involved in monocyte trafficking during severe inflammation by modulating the chemokine-glycosaminoglycan-receptor signaling axis. MCPs comprise a family of four chemokines (CCL2, CCL7, CCL8, and CCL13/12)...
7.
Tinh N, Dang C, Vinh L
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Jan;
93(1):136-148.
PMID: 39832000
One of the most important and difficult challenges in the research of molecular evolution is modeling the process of amino acid substitutions. Although single-matrix models, such as the LG model,...
8.
Gasiorowski L
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Jan;
93(1):124-135.
PMID: 39825915
Expansion and losses of gene families are important drivers of molecular evolution. A recent survey of Fox genes in flatworms revealed that this superfamily of multifunctional transcription factors, present in...
9.
Uda K, Nishimura R, Li Y, Shimoda E, Miyamoto T, Moe L
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Jan;
93(1):149-162.
PMID: 39821316
Amino acid racemases catalyze the interconversion of L- and D-amino acids, maintaining intracellular levels of both D- and L-amino acids. While alanine and glutamate racemases are widespread in bacteria, serine...
10.
Sharma A, Vijay N
J Mol Evol
. 2025 Jan;
93(1):163-180.
PMID: 39821315
The diversity in dermal pigmentation and plumage color among domestic chickens is striking, with Black Bone Chickens (BBC) particularly notable for their intense melanin hyperpigmentation. This unique trait is driven...