Editors-in-Chief: Shawn Narum and Ben Sibbett
Molecular Ecology Resources is a broad scope journal publishing resources including computer programs, statistical and molecular advances, and extensive molecular tools that facilitate studies in evolution, ecology, and conservation.
Papers reporting on empirical research in ecology, rather than new resources and tools, should be submitted to our companion journal, Molecular Ecology.
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- 15.2CiteScore
- 5.5Journal Impact Factor
- 27%Acceptance rate
- 33 days Submission to first decision
Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Molecular Ecology Resources will join Wiley’s Open Access portfolio as of January 1, 2026. All submissions received from August 27, 2025, will be subject to an article publication charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal (unless a waiver is applied). For more information on current open access publishing options, please visit this page.
The official blog for Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources featuring:
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- Highlighted research from each issue
- Unique insight into papers published in both journals
Articles
wholeskim: Utilising Genome Skims for Taxonomically Annotating Ancient DNA Metagenomes
- 21 July 2025
RETRACTION: Nonlethal Age Estimation of Three Threatened Fish Species Using DNA Methylation: Australian Lungfish, Murray Cod and Mary River Cod
- 21 July 2025
Multi‐Tool Marine Metabarcoding Bioassessment for Baselining and Monitoring Species and Communities in Kelp Habitats
- 17 July 2025
Historical Collections of Tropical Marine Mammals Are an Excellent Resource for Ancient DNA
- 17 July 2025
RETRACTION: Age Prediction of Green Turtles With an Epigenetic Clock
- 17 July 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Arlequin suite ver 3.5: a new series of programs to perform population genetics analyses under Linux and Windows
- 564-567
- 6 April 2010
PhyloSuite: An integrated and scalable desktop platform for streamlined molecular sequence data management and evolutionary phylogenetics studies
- 348-355
- 9 October 2019
bold: The Barcode of Life Data System (http://www.barcodinglife.org)
- 355-364
- 24 January 2007
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