生命的起源和早期進(jìn)化是天體生物學(xué)不可分割的一部分?！渡鹪磁c生物圈進(jìn)化》雜志特別重視這種相互聯(lián)系。任何有助于我們理解宇宙中生命起源、進(jìn)化和分布的科學(xué)研究都適合刊登在《自然》雜志上。一些重要領(lǐng)域的例子包括:生命起源前的化學(xué)和地球早期環(huán)境的性質(zhì)，自我復(fù)制和自我組織系統(tǒng)，RNA世界和其他可能的前體系統(tǒng)的理論，以及遺傳密碼的起源問題。生命的早期進(jìn)化——通過闡明生物化學(xué)途徑、分子系統(tǒng)學(xué)、前寒武紀(jì)沉積物和化石的研究以及微生物進(jìn)化方面的重大創(chuàng)新揭示出來——形成了第二個重點(diǎn)。該期刊發(fā)表實(shí)驗(yàn)論文、理論文章和權(quán)威文獻(xiàn)綜述。

The origin and early evolution of life is an inseparable part of the discipline of Astrobiology. The journal Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres places special importance on this interconnection. While any scientific study which contributes to our understanding of the origins, evolution and distribution of life in the Universe is suitable for inclusion in the journal, some examples of important areas of interest are: prebiotic chemistry and the nature of Earth's early environment, self-replicating and self-organizing systems, the theory of the RNA world and of other possible precursor systems, and the problem of the origin of the genetic code. Early evolution of life - as revealed by elucidation of biochemical pathways, molecular phylogeny, the study of Precambrian sediments and fossils and of major innovations in microbial evolution - forms a second focus. The journal presents experimental papers, theoretical articles and authoritative literature reviews.