We are pleased to report that the state of the journal continues to be strong. Molecular
Ecology's impact factor as calculated by ISI Web of Knowledge rose for the sixth year in a …

The state of the journal continues to be strong. We are particularly pleased to report another
increase in impact factor, from 4.83 in 2006 to 5.17 in 2007 (Fig. 1). Molecular Ecology …

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