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Journal of Human Evolution

Academic Press · United States

ISSN0047-2484eISSN1095-8606

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.393

H-Index

207

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.105

Total Works

5,791

Total Citations

288,021

2yr Mean Citedness

1.89

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on human evolution, focusing on the behavior, morphology, and dispersal of early hominins and Neanderthals. Recent articles examine functional morphology in primate and human locomotion, dental variation and population dispersals, and lithic technology and site chronologies in the Paleolithic. Studies also investigate Neanderthal adaptation strategies, tool use, and paleoenvironmental conditions in the Levant and Europe.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,791

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0047-2484 / 1095-8606

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

AnthropologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyEvolutionary Biology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyPrimate Behavior and EcologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArchaeology and ancient environmental studies