Fastest Review Journals in Evolutionary Biology

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Quick answerAmong 25 journals in Evolutionary Biology that publish their review dates, Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology has the shortest review time: a median of 52 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology52 34–900.76SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Biology Letters97 84–1163.79SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
3EvoDevo102 78–1384.68SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,690
4Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research107 77–1541.31SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,350
5Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution116 30–1991.55SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6Zoologica Scripta120 97–1552.06SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7Systematic Entomology128 92–1823.27SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8Ecology and Evolution138 104–1762.69SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,570
9BMC Ecology and Evolution140 96–1963.19SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,890
10Evolutionary Ecology149 115–2151.43SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
11Evolutionary Biology152 108–2063.57SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12Journal of Molecular Evolution153 112–2293.22SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Journal of Systematic Palaeontology156 114–2453.24SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14Evolution & Development161 128–2371.46SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15Cladistics162 116–2082.81SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Plant Systematics and Evolution167 116–2541.76SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17Taxon183 123–2381.31SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences184 125–2874.22SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
19Organisms Diversity & Evolution185 110–2502.08SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
20Molecular Ecology Resources186 129–2864.76SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
21Heredity187 124–2792.98SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
22Evolutionary Applications188 127–2364.07SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$4,320
23Molecular Ecology190 125–2643.86SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
24American Journal of Biological Anthropology206 147–2931.82SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
25Nature Ecology & Evolution226 180–29511.7SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 29 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Evolutionary Biology journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology (52 days); Biology Letters (97 days); EvoDevo (102 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 29 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Evolutionary Biology a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 29 October 2026.

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