Guide to the Molecular Biology and Evolution Editorial Files MS.F.014

Finding aid prepared by Carole McEwan

Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries

The UCI Libraries

P.O. Box 19557

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California, 92623-9557

949-824-3947

spcoll@uci.edu

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Title: Molecular Biology and Evolution editorial files

Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.014

Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 54.0 linear feet (54 boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1983-2002

Abstract: This collection comprises the editorial files of the scientific journal Molecular Biology and Evolution from 1983-2002. Walter Fitch, UC Irvine professor and chairman of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was the founding editor of this journal. The collection documents the production and preparation of an international scientific journal and the professional peer review process. Included are manuscripts (both accepted and rejected), galleys, editorial reviews, correspondence, copies of issues of the journal, and subject files of the editor.

Creator: Fitch, Walter M., 1929

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Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection comprises the editorial files of the scientific journal Molecular Biology and Evolution from 1983-2002. Walter Fitch, UC Irvine professor and chairman of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was the founding editor of this journal. The collection documents the production and preparation of an international scientific journal and the professional peer review process. Included are manuscripts (both accepted and rejected), galleys, editorial reviews, correspondence, copies of issues of the journal, and subject files of the editor.

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