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Evolutionary Human Sciences

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

eISSN2513-843X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.67

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.116

Total Worksi

333

Total Citationsi

3,949

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Evolutionary Human Sciences is an open access journal that publishes high-quality research on the evolutionary basis of human behaviour, cognition, and culture. It aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue between evolutionary biology, anthropology, psychology, archaeology, and other relevant fields. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, theoretical papers, and commentaries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications333

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2513-843X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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?

CLOCKSS

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

AnthropologyQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Applied PsychologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyEvolutionary Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorLanguage and cultural evolutionCultural Differences and ValuesDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyCulture, Economy, and Development StudiesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentSocial and Intergroup Psychology

Frequently asked questions about Evolutionary Human Sciences

Is Evolutionary Human Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evolutionary Human Sciences: 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 Human Sciences?

Evolutionary Human Sciences 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 1.66.

Is Evolutionary Human Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evolutionary Human Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.