Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences

Evolution and Human Behavior

ISSN 1090-5138 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1997

Evolution and Human Behavior: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.92; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,330; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor2.92Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 1 · Psychology2025 upgraded edition, major category · Top journal · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 1 · Psychology

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average; too few article dates (1)

APCUSD 4,330Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles

AcceptanceModerateCommunity average

Articles per year1172025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Evolution and Human Behavior is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 49.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

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.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology27.4%
Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences15.1%
Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6.8%
Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences3.7%
Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences3.6%
Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology3.4%
Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Psychology	Zone 1
Minor	Behavioral Sciences	Zone 1
Minor	Social Sciences, Biomedical	Zone 1
Minor	Psychology, Biological	Zone 2

Top journal: yesReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Psychology	Zone 1
Minor	Psychology, Biological	Zone 1
Minor	Behavioral Sciences	Zone 1
Minor	Social Sciences, Biomedical	Zone 1

Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Psychology	Zone 1
Minor	Behavioral Sciences	Zone 1
Minor	Psychology, Biological	Zone 1
Minor	Social Sciences, Biomedical	Zone 1

Top journal: yesReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIESSCIScopusLetPub

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

Impact factor: 2.92LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 5.7LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 1.39LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 1.65LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 102LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 169OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 1,255OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 2.11OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 13.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 39.29%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 80LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,958 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	125	78	30
2025	117	62	261
2024	75	45	378
2023	78	28	584
2022	55	28	943
2021	62	22	946

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 PubMed · 2024-10-05 to 2026-10-05

Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median

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".

Other sources

Average review time (community reports): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): ModerateLetPub · 2026-09-13

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 4,330 / EUR 4,050 / GBP 3,470 / JPY 537,050	—	—	2026-10-01

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: Elsevier Inc.
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Bimonthly
Founded: 1997
ISSN: 1090-5138
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Evolution and Human Behavior

What CAS zone is Evolution and Human Behavior in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Evolution and Human Behavior is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Social Sciences, Biomedical / Psychology, Biological; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Evolution and Human Behavior?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.92; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 169.

How long does peer review take at Evolution and Human Behavior?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Evolution and Human Behavior?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evolution and Human Behavior is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Is Evolution and Human Behavior open access, and what is the APC?

Evolution and Human Behavior is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,330.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: 2026-10-01.