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Evolution & Development Template

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Evolution & Development is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Evolution & Development 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation Animal Behavior and Reproduction Evolution and Paleontology Studies Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Plant and animal studies
ISSN1520-541X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.26
h-index108
i10-index926
Total citations52,712
Article processing charge$3,450
Top institutions publishing hereIndiana University Bloomington
Journal websitewww.wiley.com
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Papers published in Evolution & Development per year

54
2014
48
2015
53
2016
35
2017
35
2018
58
2019
37
2020
38
2021
31
2022
45
2023
39
2024
32
2025

Citation impact of Evolution & Development by publication year

1.2K
2014
906
2015
492
2016
471
2017
246
2018
1.1K
2019
371
2020
449
2021
217
2022
304
2023
74
2024
35
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Evolution & Development

Developmental system drift and flexibility in evolutionary trajectories

John True, Eric S. Haag · 1 Mar 2001

The comparative analysis of homologous characters is a staple of evolutionary developmental biology and often involves extrapolating from experimental data in model organisms to infer developmental events in non-model organisms. In order to determine the general importance of data obtained in model organisms, it is critical to know how often and to what degree similar…

Development and evolution of adaptive polyphenisms

H. Frederik Nijhout · 19 Dec 2002

Phenotypic plasticity is the primitive character state for most if not all traits. Insofar as developmental and physiological processes obey the laws of chemistry and physics, they will be sensitive to such environmental variables as temperature, nutrient supply, ionic environment, and the availability of various macro- and micronutrients. Depending on the effect this phenotypic plasticity…

Animal phylogeny and the ancestry of bilaterians: inferences from morphology and 18S rDNA gene sequences

Kevin J. Peterson, Douglas J. Eernisse · 1 May 2001

Insight into the origin and early evolution of the animal phyla requires an understanding of how animal groups are related to one another. Thus, we set out to explore animal phylogeny by analyzing with maximum parsimony 138 morphological characters from 40 metazoan groups, and 304 18S rDNA sequences, both separately and together. Both types of…

The deep evolution of metazoan microRNAs

Benjamin M. Wheeler, Alysha M. Heimberg, Vanessa N. Moy et al. · 1 Jan 2009

microRNAs (miRNAs) are approximately 22-nucleotide noncoding RNA regulatory genes that are key players in cellular differentiation and homeostasis. They might also play important roles in shaping metazoan macroevolution. Previous studies have shown that miRNAs are continuously being added to metazoan genomes through time, and, once integrated into gene regulatory networks, show only rare mutations within…

Morphometric integration and modularity in configurations of landmarks: tools for evaluating a priori hypotheses

Christian Peter Klingenberg · 1 Jul 2009

Identifying the modular components of a configuration of landmarks is an important task of morphometric analyses in evolutionary developmental biology. Modules are integrated internally by many interactions among their component parts, but are linked to one another only by few or weak interactions. Accordingly, traits within modules are tightly correlated with each other, but relatively…

Evolution & Development template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Evolution & Development format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Evolution & Development template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Evolution & Development use?
Evolution & Development uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Evolution & Development 12 (3): 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Evolution & Development document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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