Journal of Molecular Evolution
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | J. Mol. Evol. |
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| Discipline | Molecular evolution |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Martin Kreitman |
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Publication history | 1971-present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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0022-2844 (print) 1432-1432 (web) |
| LCCN | 72626641 |
| CODEN | JMEVAU |
| OCLC no. | 01784021 |
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The Journal of Molecular Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers molecular evolution. The journal is published by Springer and was established in 1971. The founding editor is Emile Zuckerkandl, who remained editor in chief until the late 1990s. In 1994, the journal became associated with the newly formed International Society of Molecular Evolution.[1]
Scope
In a 1998 editorial, Zuckerkandl stated that he wanted the journal to "insure that this field be covered in its broadest sense" by publishing research that is of broad interest to the field of molecular evolution that it helped define, as well as to biology in general. To this end, Zuckerkandl stated that the journal does not cover research either on practical applications of molecular evolution, or articles "whose focus is very restricted and that do not lead to valuable insights beyond their narrow topic". However, he looked forward to coverage of new, rapidly developing areas of molecular evolution such as molecular developmental biology and work connecting molecular evolution to higher levels of biological organization.[2]
In 1999, under the new joint editorship of Martin Kreitman (the current editor-in-chief), Takashi Gojobori, and Giorgio Bernardi, the journal made explicit its focus on "the fundamental issues in molecular evolution", to the exclusion of molecular phylogenetics (the purview of several other molecular evolution journals, most significantly Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution) and origin of life research, except in cases that have "a special significance and impact".[3]
Zuckerkandl Prize
In 2001, the publisher established the yearly Zuckerkandl Prize for the best paper from the journal, in honor of Emile Zuckerkandl.[4]
References
- ↑ Emile Zuckerkandl and Giorgio Bernardi, Editorial, Journal of Molecular Evolution, vol. 40 (1995), pp. 1-2
- ↑ Zuckerkandl E (September 1998). "The journal and its field: a case of co-evolution". Journal of Molecular Evolution 47 (3): 236–7. PMID 9732449. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ Giorgio Bernardi; Takashi and Martin Kreitman, Editorial, Journal of Molecular Evolution, vol. 48 (1999), p. 1
- ↑ Giorgio Bernardi; Takashi Gojobori; and Martin Kreitman, Editorial, Journal of Molecular Evolution, vol. 52 (2001), p. 1