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Human Ecology

Springer · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1572-9915

SJR Q1✓ 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

0.486

H-Index

126

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.817

Total Works

2,936

Total Citations

84,454

2yr Mean Citedness

1.64

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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.

⚡ 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 Published1972

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,936

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

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?

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

2019

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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.

AnthropologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

EcologyQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Health (social science)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

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