Journal profile · Psychology-Social Psychology
Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences
ISSN 2330-2925 · eISSN 2330-2933 · APA
Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences is published by APA 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, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation and Cultural Differences and Values, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Social Psychology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology29.4%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences7.4%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology7.1%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.7%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.3%
- Marriage and Sexual RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences3.4%
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 | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 496 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 6 | 48 |
| 2024 | 35 | 11 | 72 |
| 2023 | 35 | 7 | 81 |
| 2022 | 56 | 5 | 197 |
| 2021 | 34 | 7 | 160 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- APA
- ISSN
- 2330-2925
- Electronic ISSN
- 2330-2933
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences
What CAS zone is Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Psychology. 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.
Which databases index Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .