Scientific rigor and reporting standards
The Editors of Molecular Autism would like to draw the attention of all authors to our latest guidance on the journal’s expectations regarding scientific rigor and reporting standards. Suitably large sample sizes, small P values including correction for multiple testing, confirmatory replication studies, estimates of effect size, and a Limitations section will be required for submissions to Molecular Autism. All submissions to the journal will be reviewed in accordance with these requirements. Click to read more about the journals submission requirements.
Read More10 Years of Molecular Autism
2020 marked a decade since Molecular Autism was established to accelerate and integrate research into neurodevelopmental conditions.
Read our retrospective collection of the most impactful publications from the last ten years here.
Announcing the launch of In Review
In partnership with Research Square, Molecular Autism is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:
- Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication
- Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review
- Track their manuscript - including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received
Read more about the full range of benefits of In Review and how to opt in, or see the In Review platform for yourself here.
Articles
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The intersection and developmental trajectory of morning cortisol and testosterone in autistic and neurotypical youth
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Convergent depression of activity-dependent bulk endocytosis in rodent models of autism spectrum disorder
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Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood
The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in Molecular Autism 2025 16:28
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Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study
The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in Molecular Autism 2025 16:25
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Sex differences in the first impressions made by girls and boys with autism
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Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and “race hygiene” in Nazi-era Vienna
The Correction to this article has been published in Molecular Autism 2021 12:45
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Savant syndrome has a distinct psychological profile in autism
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Environmental risk factors for autism: an evidence-based review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
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Quantifying compensatory strategies in adults with and without diagnosed autism
Neuroimaging in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The aim of this Collection is to tackle challenges of understanding the neurobiology associated with neurodiversity, autism and broader neurodevelopmental conditions in the context of in-vivo neuroimaging of the brain in autistic individuals and broader neurodevelopmental conditions.
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Editors-in-Chief
Catalina Betancur, MD, PhD, INSERM, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, France
Founding Editors
Simon Baron-Cohen, PhD, University of Cambridge, UK
Joseph Buxbaum, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Aims and scope
Molecular Autism is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high-quality basic, translational and clinical research that has relevance to the etiology, pathobiology, or treatment of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Research that includes integration across levels is encouraged. Molecular Autism publishes empirical studies, reviews, and brief communications.
We encourage submissions from a range of fields including (but not restricted to) genetics, molecular neurobiology, neuropathology, neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, epidemiology, and biomarker discovery. Molecular Autism also publishes articles on screening, diagnosis and classification, including articles that consider subgrouping to refine our understanding of basic mechanisms. Intervention studies are also welcome, especially when considered with respect to revealing causal mechanisms.
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 6.2
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 6.5
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.687
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.989Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 5
Submission to acceptance (median days): 143Usage 2024
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