Evolution and Human Behavior

Aims & Scope

Evolution and Human Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal, presenting research reports and theory in which evolutionary perspectives are brought to bear on the study of human behavior.

It is primarily a scientific journal, but submissions from scholars in the humanities are also encouraged.

Papers reporting on theoretical and empirical work on other species will be welcome if their relevance to the human animal is apparent.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.355

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	135

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2864

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	570

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Psychology, 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.

• The evolution of prestige: freely conferred deference as a mechanism for enhancing the benefits of cultural transmission

  Citation: 1585

  Authors: Joseph, Francisco J

• Third-party punishment and social norms

  Citation: 1525

  Authors: Ernst, Urs

• Who keeps children alive? A review of the effects of kin on child survival

  Citation: 848

  Authors: R, R

• The Evolution of Conformist Transmission and the Emergence of Between-Group Differences

  Citation: 733

  Authors: Joe, Robert

• Sex differences and statistical stereotyping in attitudes toward financial risk

  Citation: 723

  Authors: Catherine C., Philip J.

• Nobody's watching?

  Citation: 722

  Authors: Kevin J., Daniel M.T.

• Explaining altruistic behavior in humans

  Citation: 671

  Authors: Herbert, Samuel, Robert, Ernst

• Beauty and the beast: mechanisms of sexual selection in humans

  Citation: 625

  Authors: David A.

• Joint music making promotes prosocial behavior in 4-year-old children☆☆☆

  Citation: 553

  Authors: Sebastian, Michael

• Pride, personality, and the evolutionary foundations of human social status

  Citation: 520

  Authors: Joey T., Jessica L., Joseph

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