Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Journal of Mammalian Evolution
ISSN 1064-7554 · eISSN 1573-7055 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1993
Journal of Mammalian Evolution: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.97; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 144 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mammalian Evolution is published by Springer US and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Mammalian Evolution is a multidisciplinary forum devoted to studies on the comparative morphology, molecular biology, paleobiology, genetics, developmental and reproductive biology, biogeography, systematics, ethology and ecology, and population dynamics of mammals and the ways that these diverse data can be analyzed for the reconstruction of mammalian evolution. The journal publishes high-quality peer-reviewed original articles and reviews derived from both laboratory and field studies. The journal serves as an international forum to facilitate communication among researchers in the multiple fields that contribute to our understanding of mammalian evolutionary biology. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must have an evolutionary perspective and focus on mammals and their kin (synapsids).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Darin A. CroftPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, Germany 5, Spain 4, Brazil 4, Argentina 4 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences29.1%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences6.3%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Morphological variations and asymmetryMathematics6.1%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 519OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 172,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,061 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 34 | 20 |
| 2025 | 52 | 21 | 104 |
| 2024 | 44 | 22 | 211 |
| 2023 | 49 | 19 | 311 |
| 2022 | 53 | 21 | 410 |
| 2021 | 58 | 23 | 545 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- USD 1,150
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- book reviewOriginal Papers are standard research articles conveying new research findings of empirical, theoretical, or computational nature, relevant to the scope of the …Length not stated
- brief reportOriginal Papers are standard research articles conveying new research findings of empirical, theoretical, or computational nature, relevant to the scope of the …Length not stated
- original paperOriginal Papers are standard research articles conveying new research findings of empirical, theoretical, or computational nature, relevant to the scope of the …Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers are standard research articles conveying new research findings of empirical, theoretical, or computational nature, relevant to the scope of the …Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Papers are standard research articles conveying new research findings of empirical, theoretical, or computational nature, relevant to the scope of the …Length not stated
- reviewsReviews are expected to address a specific topic within the scope of the journal and to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, to highlight r…Length not stated
- standard research articleOriginal Papers are standard research articles conveying new research findings of empirical, theoretical, or computational nature, relevant to the scope of the …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs cannot be authors Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Please note: • For submissions to this journal, width should be 84 mm (one column) or 174 mm (two columns/page width). Maximum height is 234 mm, but figures should be shorter than this so that the caption can be printed on the same page. The amount of space that should be lef…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency requested Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Mammalian Evolution, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1064-7554
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-7055
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mammalian Evolution
What CAS zone is Journal of Mammalian Evolution in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mammalian Evolution is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Mammalian Evolution?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.97; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mammalian Evolution?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 112–179 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Mammalian Evolution?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Mammalian Evolution based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Germany (5) and Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Mammalian Evolution?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mammalian Evolution is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Mammalian Evolution open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mammalian Evolution is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .