Membership
Join the global community exploring the mechanisms, patterns, and history of life's diversity through evolutionary research.
Understanding Life's Grand Narrative
Journal of Evolutionary Science connects biologists, paleontologists, geneticists, and ecological researchers dedicated to understanding how life diversifies, adapts, and changes across deep time scales and contemporary populations worldwide.
Our interdisciplinary network spans molecular evolution, population genetics, paleobiology, systematics, and biodiversity science, uniting researchers who seek to understand the fundamental processes shaping all living organisms on Earth.
Publication Savings
15-25% discount on article processing charges
Expert Network
Connect with leading evolutionary biologists
Research Access
Early access to evolutionary studies
Field Insights
Emerging discoveries and methodologies
Membership in the Journal of Evolutionary Science positions you within a dynamic community dedicated to understanding natural selection, genetic drift, speciation, and the deep history of life on Earth. Our network includes evolutionary geneticists, systematists, comparative biologists, and paleontologists exploring life's remarkable diversity across all scales.
Integrative Research Community
Connect with colleagues bridging molecular evolution and paleontology, population genetics and ecology, systematics and genomics. Our network enables integrative approaches that reveal evolutionary patterns across scales and lineages.
Cutting-Edge Evolution Research
Stay current with advances including phylogenomics, ancient DNA analysis, experimental evolution, and computational approaches revealing evolutionary processes from molecules to ecosystems.
Publication Excellence
Benefit from reduced publication fees and priority editorial consideration. Your evolutionary research gains global visibility through our indexed open access platform reaching scientists worldwide.
Methodological Resources
Access curated resources for evolutionary analysis including phylogenetic methods, population genetic tools, comparative approaches, and emerging computational techniques for genomic evolution.
Journal of Evolutionary Science membership is designed for researchers who want more than a discount. It provides structured support across the submission cycle, mentoring access, and community touchpoints that keep you connected to fast-moving discoveries in evolutionary biology. Members receive guidance on scope fit, data transparency expectations, and how to position work for maximum visibility in a global open access environment.
We prioritize collaboration and reproducibility. Members are invited to share datasets, protocols, and methodological innovations, building a shared knowledge base that strengthens comparative studies across taxa, regions, and time scales. Participation is flexible, with options for individuals, labs, and institutions.
Community Exchange
Join curated discussion circles around phylogenetics, evolutionary ecology, and molecular evolution. Members can highlight new datasets, preprints, and field protocols to spark cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Publishing Guidance
Get early feedback on scope fit and reporting expectations. We provide checklists that align with single blind peer review, data availability standards, and transparent methodological reporting.
Career Visibility
Members can showcase lab profiles, upcoming projects, and conference presentations on the journal platform, helping early-career researchers build recognition across the evolutionary sciences.
Memberships are activated within five business days after confirmation. You choose a tier, designate eligible authors, and receive a membership certificate with APC discount details. The editorial office remains available to help map submissions to the most appropriate article types and timelines.
Apply
Submit a brief profile and research focus. Institutional and lab memberships can list multiple authors at the time of enrollment.
Activate
Receive confirmation, member credentials, and APC discount documentation. Members can immediately access events and resources.
Publish
Use membership benefits when submitting to the journal. We track discounts and support you through review and production.
Publishing and Visibility Support: Membership includes guidance to strengthen submissions and increase discoverability through structured metadata and transparent reporting.
- Scope alignment support for evolutionary topics and methods
- Data availability and repository guidance
- ORCID and funding disclosure checklist
- Reproducible workflow recommendations
- Ethics and permits documentation reminders
- Promotion of accepted articles through journal channels
Membership reinforces open science values that are essential in evolutionary research. We encourage transparent data sharing, clear documentation of analytical workflows, and responsible use of biological and field samples. Members receive practical guidance on how to prepare reproducible datasets and how to communicate limitations with clarity, helping reviewers and readers understand the strength of the evidence. The result is stronger science and more trusted publication outcomes.
- Data deposition in trusted repositories
- Transparent model assumptions and parameters
- Clear specimen and sampling documentation
- Ethics approvals and permit reporting
- Reproducible code and workflow sharing
Members also receive quarterly updates on policy changes and funder requirements, helping ensure compliance with data sharing, ethics, and reporting expectations across evolutionary biology and journal communications.
Select the membership level matching your career stage and research setting. All tiers include core benefits with enhanced privileges at higher levels for evolutionary biology professionals and research teams.
Individual Researcher
- 15% discount on article processing charges
- Access to member-only evolution webinars
- Quarterly newsletter with research highlights
- Research collaboration networking platform
- Certificate of membership for credentials
Research Laboratory
- 25% discount on APCs for all lab members
- Priority peer review for lab submissions
- Featured laboratory profile on journal platform
- Collaborative research network opportunities
- Virtual symposium presentation slots
- Up to 10 individual member accounts
Institutional
- Enterprise-level publishing discounts
- Unlimited accounts for department members
- Customized research methodology workshops
- Dedicated institutional account management
- Partnership and fieldwork initiative support
Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scientists studying evolutionary biology receive special consideration. We offer reduced membership rates and dedicated programming supporting emerging scholars entering the evolutionary sciences.
Graduate Student and Postdoc Discount: PhD students and postdoctoral researchers qualify for 50% reduced membership fees. Verification of current training status required at application. Trainee members gain access to mentorship programs connecting them with established evolutionary biologists and career development resources.
Natural history museums, biological collections, and research institutes benefit from institutional memberships covering multiple staff members. Collection-based memberships provide volume discounts while establishing your institution as a leader in evolutionary research and biodiversity science.
Partner institutions receive platform recognition, priority consideration for editorial positions, and opportunities to showcase research programs to the global evolutionary biology community through featured profiles and collection highlights.
Open Access Impact
Your membership supports sustainable open access publishing that makes evolutionary research freely available to scientists, educators, and curious minds worldwide without subscription barriers.
Biodiversity Science
Membership contributions fund research initiatives addressing biodiversity conservation, understanding extinction patterns, and documenting life's diversity before it disappears.
Scientific Legacy
By joining our community, you contribute to humanity's understanding of life's history, the mechanisms of adaptation, and the interconnectedness of all living things on Earth.
Join the Journal of Evolutionary Science Community
Become part of the global network advancing our understanding of life's diversity and history. Your participation strengthens research revealing evolution's grand narrative.
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