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American Journal of Human Biology

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States

ISSN1042-0533eISSN1520-6300

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.621

H-Indexi

140

SNIPi

0.821

Total Worksi

5,705

Total Citationsi

124,883

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology; Biology; Anatomy; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,705

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Liss Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1042-0533 / 1520-6300

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

184

2019

187

3.2k

2020

165

1.5k

2021

152

2022

190

804

2023

181

513

2024

221

374

2025

143

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

AnthropologyQ1

AnatomyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyBiology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAnatomy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessBody Composition Measurement TechniquesNutrition, Genetics, and Disease

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Human Biology

Is American Journal of Human Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Human Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Human Biology?

American Journal of Human Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.37.

Is American Journal of Human Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Human Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Human Biology?