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Evolutionary Psychology

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1474-7049eISSN1474-7049

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.484

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.791

Total Worksi

1,169

Total Citationsi

25,887

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Experimental; Behavioral Neuroscience; Medicine (miscellaneous); Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,169

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

National Library of the NetherlandsCLOCKSSBritish LibraryLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-7049 / 1474-7049

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

National Library of the Netherlands, CLOCKSS, British Library, LOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

672

2019

278

2020

528

2021

162

2022

139

2023

2024

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationCultural Differences and ValuesSocial and Intergroup PsychologySexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Evolutionary Psychology

Is Evolutionary Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evolutionary Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Evolutionary Psychology?

Evolutionary Psychology 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 0.71.

Is Evolutionary Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evolutionary Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Evolutionary Psychology?