Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
ISSN 2198-7335 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 65 days to acceptance (20 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 45.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology is no longer accepting submissions and will discontinue publishing on January 1, 2026. We have moved our community over ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology30.9%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology7.9%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6.5%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience5.9%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine4.9%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.2%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology3.8%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Biological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Biological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 273 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 24 | 10 | 50 |
| 2023 | 24 | 8 | 134 |
| 2022 | 25 | 12 | 125 |
| 2021 | 24 | 13 | 200 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 90 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (20 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 85 days
- Sample
- 20 articles with submission and acceptance dates (28 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2198-7335
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
What CAS zone is Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Biological. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 20 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 55–90 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .