Serving as a JES editor offers opportunities to shape the direction of evolutionary research and collaborate with leading scholars. Editors gain insight into emerging phylogenetic methods and evolutionary theory while supporting rigorous publishing practices.

• Clear editorial policies and workflow guidance
• Access to editorial management tools
• Support from the publishing team
• Opportunities to lead special issues

Editors receive formal recognition for service and may be invited to contribute editorials or commentary on emerging topics.

• Encourage consistent decision letters and clear revision guidance.
• Use standardized scoring rubrics for methodological quality.
• Ensure reviewer expertise matches the manuscript topic.
• Confirm ethical approvals and field permits documentation.
• Monitor turnaround times and communicate delays promptly.
• Promote data transparency and reproducibility statements.
• Document conflicts of interest and recuse when needed.
• Coordinate with guest editors to align on scope fit.
• Verify reporting standards for phylogenetic and comparative analyses.
• Ensure statistical review for complex models or simulations.
• Request data access statements for sensitive datasets.
• Encourage clear reporting of model assumptions and settings.
• Ensure adherence to reporting guidelines for evolutionary studies.
• Confirm inclusion of ethics statements and permits.
• Request clarity on sampling frames and geographic coverage.
• Verify that data sharing statements align with journal policy.
• Encourage structured abstracts for improved indexing.
• Confirm that conflicts of interest are disclosed for all authors.
• Check that calibration sources are clearly reported.
• Verify that phylogenetic support values are reported.
• Encourage reporting of sensitivity analyses and robustness checks.
• Request clarity on fossil data sources and specimen provenance.
• Ensure reporting of limitations and interpretive boundaries.

JES is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in evolutionary science. We emphasize reproducible phylogenetic and population genetic analyses, clear reporting of model assumptions, and ethical compliance in field and laboratory research.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage open data, code sharing, and careful documentation of specimens and sequences to support replication and long-term reuse across the evolutionary biology community.