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Human Biology

Wayne State University Press · United States · Est. 1853

ISSN1534-6617

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total30

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

0.172

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

9,008

Total Citations

28,800

2yr Mean Citedness

0.01

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Human Biology is an international, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on research to increase understanding of human biological variation. It covers topics including anthropology, genetics, human population genetics, evolutionary and genetic demography, quantitative genetics, evolutionary biology, and ancient DNA studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1853

Annual Volume~ 635 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications9,008

Publisher OrgWayne State University Press

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wayne State University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-6617

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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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

GeneticsQ4

Genetics (clinical)Q4

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyBiologyGenetics & Heredity

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMedicine (miscellaneous)Genetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetic confinement fusion researchForensic and Genetic ResearchForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsFusion materials and technologiesRace, Genetics, and SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPrenatal Screening and DiagnosticsGenetic Associations and Epidemiology