Annals of Human Biology

Aims & Scope

Annals of Human Biology is an international, peer-reviewed journal published six times a year in electronic format.

The journal reports investigations on the nature, development and causes of human variation, embracing the disciplines of human growth and development, human genetics, physical and biological anthropology, demography, environmental physiology, ecology, epidemiology and global health and ageing research.

The main audience for the Annals are human biologists, anthropologists and population geneticists but the journal also has a wide, international readership including epidemiologists, paediatricians, gerontologists, physiologists and public health workers.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,165.00 AUD. Learn more.

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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.

• An estimation of the number of cells in the human body

  Citation: 781

  Authors: Eva, Allison, Federica, Alina, Raffaella, Flavia, Lorenza, Maria Chiara, Simone, Francesco, Soledad, Pierluigi, Silvia

• The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution

  Citation: 451

  Authors: R.I.M.

• New systems for dental maturity based on seven and four teeth

  Citation: 410

  Authors: A., H.

• A new family of mathematical models describing the human growth curve

  Citation: 398

  Authors: M.A., M.J.

• The adolescent growth spurt of boys and girls of the Harpenden Growth Study

  Citation: 354

  Authors: J.M., R.H., E., L.F.

• Growth and chronic disease: findings in the Helsinki Birth Cohort

  Citation: 300

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

• Increase in length of leg relative to trunk in Japanese children and adults from 1957 to 1977: comparison with British and with Japanese Americans

  Citation: 298

  Authors: J.M., T., M.A., N.

• Passports from the past: Investigating human dispersals using strontium isotope analysis of tooth enamel

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Janet

• Cross-calibration of eight-polar bioelectrical impedance analysis versus dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of total and appendicular body composition in healthy subjects aged 21-82 years

  Citation: 274

  Authors: M., C., M., A. L., G., N., G.

• References for growth and pubertal development from birth to 21 years in Flanders, Belgium

  Citation: 269

  Authors: M., R., K.