Manuscript Editing for Molecular Biology and Evolution Journal Articles
First published in 1983, Molecular Biology and Evolution publishes new insights into the patterns and processes that shape the evolution of life at the molecular level. Oxford University Press publishes it fully open access for the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, which owns the journal. Its co-editors-in-chief are at the University of California, Irvine and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Full-length research articles are called Discoveries, alongside Resources, Methods, Reviews, and Protocols, each with an abstract of up to 250 words. Brief Communications and Perspectives run to 2,000 words with a 150-word abstract and three display items. The cover letter includes a paragraph on significance and broader impact. Citations are author-date, and the reference list runs alphabetically with initials unpunctuated and the first 10 authors before et al. A data availability statement precedes the Acknowledgements, and raw reads go to a public repository. Each figure carries alt text under its caption. Review is single-anonymized, typically with two reviewers. Initial submissions go in as a single PDF through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Molecular Biology and Evolution. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for Molecular Biology and Evolution
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Molecular Biology and Evolution.
The MBE author guidelines cover article types, references, data, and figures. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our scientific editing services include biological copy editing, line editing, LaTeX and Overleaf editing, and Vancouver and author-date citation formatting. Academic proofreading covers the final read. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for Nature Ecology & Evolution and Genome Biology.
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