To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution, the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) journals are launching a series of virtual issues in 2024. These virtual issues contain selected papers published in the society's journals, Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution. Each virtual issue will be accompanied by a Perspective that highlights the historic and contemporary contributions of our journals to a specific topic in molecular evolution.
March's Perspective, titled “Biogeographic Perspectives on Our Species’ Genetic Diversification,” appears in Molecular Biology and Evolution and was written by Tábita Hünemeier. The accompanying virtual issues—1 for Molecular Biology and Evolution and 1 for Genome Biology and Evolution—include noteworthy papers on Human Genetic Diversification published in the 2 journals and can be found at SMBE's 40th anniversary site.