American Journal of Human Biology

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Human Biology is the Official Journal of the Human Biology Association.

The American Journal of Human Biology is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, internationally circulated journal that publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles and timely reviews, and brief communications in the interdisciplinary field of human biology.

As the official journal of the Human Biology Association, the Journal also publishes abstracts of research presented at its annual scientific meeting and book reviews relevant to the field.

The Journal seeks scholarly manuscripts that address all aspects of human biology, health, and disease, particularly those that stress comparative, developmental, ecological, or evolutionary perspectives.

The transdisciplinary areas covered in the Journal include, but are not limited to, epidemiology, genetic variation, population biology and demography, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, growth and aging, physical performance, physical activity and fitness, ecology, and evolution, along with their interactions.

The Journal publishes basic, applied, and methodologically oriented research from all areas, including measurement, analytical techniques and strategies, and computer applications in human biology.

Like many other biologically oriented disciplines, the field of human biology has undergone considerable growth and diversification in recent years, and the expansion of the aims and scope of the Journal is a reflection of this growth and membership diversification.

The Journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscripts of unusual interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.676

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8444

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	933

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Early life events and their consequences for later disease: A life history and evolutionary perspective

  Citation: 748

  Authors: Peter D., Mark A., Alan S.

• Epigenetics and the embodiment of race: Developmental origins of US racial disparities in cardiovascular health

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Christopher W., Elizabeth

• Boys live dangerously in the womb

  Citation: 479

  Authors: Johan G., Eero, Clive, Kent, David J.P.

• Meta‐analysis of digit ratio 2D:4D shows greater sex difference in the right hand

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Johannes, Steven

• How sexually dimorphic are we? Review and synthesis

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Melanie, Anthony, Amanda, Anne, Karl, Ellen

• Grandmothers and the evolution of human longevity

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Kristen

• Explaining sex differences in dental caries prevalence: Saliva, hormones, and “life‐history” etiologies

  Citation: 366

  Authors: John R., Leah L.

• Energetics and reproductive effort

  Citation: 344

  Authors: Peter T.

• Growth rates and life histories in twenty‐two small‐scale societies

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Robert, Michael, Kim, Andrea, Napoleon, Roberta, Gradimir, Raymond, A. Magdalena, Hillard, Karen, William J., Claudia, Taro

• Testosterone-mediated immune functions and male life histories

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Michael P., Richard G.

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