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Human Ecology

Springer · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1572-9915

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.515

H-Indexi

126

SNIPi

0.817

Total Worksi

2,936

Total Citationsi

84,454

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal focuses on the complex systems of interaction between humans and their environment. Examines the roles of social, cultural, and psychological factors in the maintenance or disruption of ecosystems. Investigates the effects of population density on health, social organization, and environmental quality. Addresses adaptive problems in urban environments. Studies the interrelationship between technological and environmental changes.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,936

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9915

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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

1.9k

2019

1.3k

2020

2021

572

2022

563

2023

379

2024

134

2025

123

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

EcologyQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Health (social science)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyEnvironmental StudiesSociology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political ScienceArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyWildlife Ecology and ConservationIndigenous Studies and EcologyAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesAgricultural Innovations and PracticesAgriculture and Rural Development Research

Frequently asked questions about Human Ecology

Is Human Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Ecology: 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 Human Ecology?

Human Ecology 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 1.64.

Is Human Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.