Journal profile
EvoS
ISSN 1944-1932 · Evolutionary Studies Consortium · United States
EvoS: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EvoS is published by Evolutionary Studies Consortium. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Evolution and Science Education, together about 56.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Started in 2009 with a grant from the NSF, EvoS Journal: Evolutionary Studies and Higher Education is a journal designed to promote the education of evolutionary theory in colleges and universities. An evolutionary education provides a framework for enhancing the research and theory in all disciplines, and as such, EvoS Journal welcomes work from all academic disciplines as well as interdisciplinary scholarship that incorporates evolutionary theory across areas of study. As an outlet for academic articles, EvoS Journal has two particular aims. The first is to publish peer-reviewed articles related to evolutionary theory in higher education. The second is to publish undergraduate peer-reviewed articles that have arisen from courses offered through Evolutionary Studies Programs or analogous courses that provide a foundation in evolutionary science at the undergraduate level. The journal also publishes articles based on research presented at the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society conference each year as a special issue.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Michael FrederickPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology29.1%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.5%
- Evolution and Science EducationArts and Humanities13.2%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences6.1%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences4.7%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.1%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology2.7%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- special issuesSpecial Issues invited by the editor on occasionLength not stated
- teaching evolution in higher educationAcademics at higher education institutions may submit to the Teaching Evolution in Higher Education portion of EvoS Journal.Length not stated
- undergraduate paperUndergraduates may submit research and theoretical articles incorporating evolutionary theory as an Undergraduate Paper.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Creative Commons License
Authors must confirm agreement to submission and that research has not been published elsewhere. Model summary
EvoS Journal: Evolutionary Studies and Higher Education © 2009 is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review: no identifying information except in cover letter. Model summary
DO NOT include any personal or identifying information anywhere except the cover letter.
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
- Evolutionary Studies Consortium
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1944-1932
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EvoS
How long does peer review take at EvoS?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of EvoS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index EvoS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EvoS is indexed in DOAJ.
Is EvoS open access, and what is the APC?
EvoS is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .