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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

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

1.355

H-Index

166

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.368

Total Works

1,871

Total Citations

119,181

2yr Mean Citedness

1.99

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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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⚡ 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 Published1997

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,871

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

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