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Hunter Gatherer Research

Liverpool University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2056-3264

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Score

0.228

H-Index

SNIP

0.107

Total Works

235

Total Citations

971

2yr Mean Citedness

0.60

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on hunter-gatherer societies, examining their subsistence strategies, social structures, and cultural practices. Articles explore topics such as plant use, decision-making processes, knowledge transmission, and technological innovation within these communities. The journal also addresses broader themes including human evolution, cultural change, and the relationship between hunter-gatherer societies and contemporary environmental and political issues.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications235

Publisher OrgLiverpool University Press

Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Liverpool University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-3264

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

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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.

AnthropologyQ2

ArcheologyQ2

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology