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Evolution and Human Behavior

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1090-5138eISSN1879-0607

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.391

H-Indexi

166

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.368

Total Worksi

1,871

Total Citationsi

119,181

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Evolution and Human Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal presenting research reports and theory in which evolutionary perspectives are brought to bear on the study of human behavior. The journal articles tackle studies in social psychology, developmental psychology, attractiveness, mate choice, and demography, and explore topics under cultural evolution.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,871

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1090-5138 / 1879-0607

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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

Citations received

1.7k

2019

2.9k

2020

885

2021

879

2022

550

2023

344

2024

119

218

2025

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesPsychology, BiologicalSocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationAnimal Behavior and ReproductionDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Evolution and Human Behavior

Is Evolution and Human Behavior a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evolution and Human Behavior: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Evolution and Human Behavior?

Evolution and Human Behavior 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 1.99.

Is Evolution and Human Behavior indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evolution and Human Behavior is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.