Journal of Human Evolution

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Human Evolution concentrates on publishing the highest quality papers covering all aspects of human evolution.

The central focus is aimed jointly at paleoanthropological work, covering human and primate fossils, and at comparative studies of living species, including both morphological and molecular evidence.

These include descriptions of new discoveries, interpretative analyses of new and previously described material, and assessments of the phylogeny and paleobiology of primate species.

Submissions should address issues and questions of broad interest in paleoanthropology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.393

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	145

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2727

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	792

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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 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.

• The revolution that wasn't: a new interpretation of the origin of modern human behavior

  Citation: 1763

  Authors: Sally, Alison S.

• Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates

  Citation: 1459

  Authors: R.I.M.

• Body mass in comparative primatology

  Citation: 1008

  Authors: Richard J., William L.

• The evolution of human skin coloration

  Citation: 877

  Authors: Nina G., George

• Recommendations for age and sex diagnoses of skeletons

  Citation: 772

  Authors:

• Breakage patterns of human long bones

  Citation: 749

  Authors: Paola, Eric

• Comparison of cranial ontogenetic trajectories among great apes and humans

  Citation: 486

  Authors: Philipp, Philipp, Markus, Katrin, Fred L.

• Object manipulation, tool use and sensorimotor intelligence as feeding adaptations in cebus monkeys and great apes

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Sue Taylor, Kathleen R.

• Percussion marks, tooth marks, and experimental determinations of the timing of hominid and carnivore access to long bones at FLK Zinjanthropus, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

  Citation: 463

  Authors: Robert J.

• Nassarius kraussianus shell beads from Blombos Cave: evidence for symbolic behaviour in the Middle Stone Age

  Citation: 459

  Authors: Francesco, Christopher, Marian, Karen

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