Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY
ISSN 0018-442X · eISSN 1618-1301 · Elsevier
HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Paleopathology and ancient diseases and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, together about 39% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
HOMO is a fully peer-reviewed journal committed to the publication of research results in biological anthropology and related fields. These related fields include, for example: anatomy, archaeology, genetics, odontology, ecology, demography, palaeontology, palaeopathology, forensics, child growth, evolutionary medicine, health sciences and behavioural sciences. HOMO accepts original articles and critical reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Friedrich W. RösingPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 2, Australia 2, United States 1, Italy 1, Switzerland 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities24.9%
- Paleopathology and ancient diseasesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences6.9%
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.4%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Morphological variations and asymmetryMathematics4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Abstracts in Anthropology, Anthropological Index, Anthropological Literature, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS, Research Alert, Social SciSearch
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,025 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3 | 118 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 8 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | EUR 1,490 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,800 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- Underlining should be avoided.
Article types accepted3
- critical reviewsHOMO accepts original articles and critical reviews.Length not stated
- original articlesHOMO accepts original articles and reviews in English.Length not stated
- reviewsHOMO accepts original articles and reviews in English.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship
Exclusive submission / no duplicate publication Model summary
Submission of a manuscript to the electronic Manuscript Management System for publication in HOMO is considered binding assurance that this work has not been and will not be published or submitted elsewhere in this form and length.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY 4.0 license for all papers published from January 1, 2022. Model summary
All papers published in HOMO beginning with January 1, 2022, will carry a CC-BY 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 5. Open Access
Papers published in HOMO apers are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license (CC-BY upon request), which allows free distribution, but prohibits commercial exploitation. Authors retain the copyright of their papers. For details and Open access fees please click the menu button Open Access Fee (APC) or contact the publishers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 9. PrePub (preprint publication)
Manuscripts ready to be published (i.e. accepted by the editors, composed, the proofs checked by the authors and author's corrections included) will be made available online prior to print publication, as soon as the APC has been received by the publisher. All papers published in HOMO have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) assigned and may be cited. This service gives the opportunity to have artic…
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0018-442X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1618-1301
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY
What CAS zone is HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 46.
Where are the editorial board members of HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (2), Australia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .