Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Evolutionary Human Sciences
ISSN 2513-843X · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Evolutionary Human Sciences: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 35 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; median 163 days to acceptance (20 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Evolutionary Human Sciences is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior and Language and cultural evolution, together about 41.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Evolutionary Human Sciences ISSN: 2513-843X (Online) Frequency: 1 volume per year Editor-in-Chief: Professor Ruth Mace| University College London, UK Editorial BoardEvolutionary Human Sciences is a fully Open Access journal that supports a unified approach to evolutionary human sciences. We are concerned with understanding how evolution has shaped humankind, from biology through to culture. The journal aims to attract papers in the fields of evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, human biology, evolutionary medicine, anthropological genetics, phylogenetics, paleoanthropology and evolutionary approaches to psychology, cognition, language, economics, archaeology, primatology, politics and anything else that can be considered to be part of the evolutionary human sciences.Evolutionary Human Sciences publishes interdisciplinary original research, including registered reports, and reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editor-in-chief Ruth MacePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences17.1%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology13.4%
- Language and cultural evolutionSocial Sciences10.8%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology6.2%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology5.8%
- Demographic Trends and Gender PreferencesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 35Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 351 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 86 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 187 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 279 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 770 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 913 |
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 · to
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 227 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (19 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 20 articles with submission and acceptance dates (90 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,450 / GBP 2,320 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- commentaryResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- editorialResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- letterResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- methods paperResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- perspectiveResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- registered reportResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
- reviewResearch Article*Review*Registered Report*Methods Paper*Perspective**Letter**Commentary**EditorialLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Continuous publication model; publishes interdisciplinary original research, including registered reports, and reviews. Model summary
Evolutionary Human Sciences has a continuous publication model (see description here), and publishes interdisciplinary original research, including registered reports, and reviews
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2513-843X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Evolutionary Human Sciences
What CAS zone is Evolutionary Human Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Evolutionary Human Sciences is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Anthropology / Evolutionary Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Evolutionary Human Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 35 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Evolutionary Human Sciences?
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 163 days (interquartile range 119–227 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Evolutionary Human Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evolutionary Human Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Evolutionary Human Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Evolutionary Human Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .