Mitochondrial DNA Part A publishes original high-quality manuscripts on physical, chemical, and biochemical aspects of mtDNA and proteins involved in mtDNA metabolism, and/or interactions. Manuscripts on cytosolic and extracellular mtDNA, and on dysfunction caused by alterations in mtDNA integrity as well as methodological papers detailing novel approaches for mtDNA manipulation in vitro and in vivo are welcome. Descriptive papers on DNA sequences from mitochondrial genomes, and also analytical papers in the areas of population genetics, phylogenetics and human evolution that use mitochondrial DNA as a source of evidence for studies will be considered for publication. The Journal also considers manuscripts that examine population genetic and systematic theory that specifically address the use of mitochondrial DNA sequences, as well as papers that discuss the utility of mitochondrial DNA information in medical studies and in human evolutionary biology. 

Please note, Mitochondrial DNA no longer accepts genome announcement papers. Submission of mitochondrial DNA announcements should be made to the new journal Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources . 

Peer Review Statement 
Mitochondrial DNA Part A is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. 

Editor-in-Chief
Rob DeSalle - American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street at Central Park W, New York, NY 10024, USA. http://desalle.amnh.org 
Associate Editor
Mikhail Alexeyev - University of South Alabama, Dept. Physiology and Cell Biology, 5851 USA Dr. North, MSB3074, Mobile, AL 36688, USA. 
Managing & Handling Editor
Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Editorial Board
Steven M. Carr - Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada 
Rita Castilho - University of Algarve, Portugal 
Alex D. Greenwood - Freie Universität Berlin & Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany 
Robert Hanner - University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada 
Dennis V. Lavrov - Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA 
Lars Podsiadlowski - University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany 
David M. Rand - Brown University, Providence, RI, USA 
Julio Rozas - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 
Ole Seberg - Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark 
Chuan-Chao Wang - Xiamen University, China 
Rafael Zardoya - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain