2007 Impact Factor: 8.802
Ranking: 3/35 (Evolutionary Biology)
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Systematic Biology is the bimonthly journal of the Society of Systematic Biologists. The scope of the journal is comprised in the mission statement of the society:

The objec of this Society shall be the advancement of the science of systematic biology in all its aspects of theory, principles, methodology, and practice, for both living and fossil organisms, with emphasis on areas of common interest to all taxonomists regardless of individual specialization.

Papers for the journal are original contributions to the theory, principles, and methods of systematics as well as phylogeny, evolution, morphology, biogeography, paleontology, genetics, and the classification of all living things. A Points of View section offers a forum for discussion, while book reviews and announcements of general interest are also featured.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106