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Human Ecology Review
ISSN 1074-4827 · eISSN 1447-4735 · Society for Human Ecology · Australia
Human Ecology Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Ecology Review is published by Society for Human Ecology 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 Environmental Education and Sustainability, Urban Green Space and Health and Geographies of human-animal interactions, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Ecology Review (HER) is a semi-annual journal that publishes peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research on all aspects of human–environment interactions (Research in Human Ecology) and reviews books of relevance to the journal’s subject matter and the interest of its readers. HER will not publish manuscripts that are purely biophysical nor ones that are purely sociocultural and it will not publish manuscripts that are monodisciplinary or specialisations to a specific discipline. Authors are strongly encouraged to make clear their manuscript’s connection to an understanding of human ecology and human ecological scholarship more broadly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Robert DyballPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences4.6%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 183 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 188 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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
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-NC-ND |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- contemporary human ecologybook reviews (Contemporary Human Ecology)Length not stated
- human ecology bulletinletters, announcements, and other items of interest (Human Ecology Bulletin)Length not stated
- human ecology forumThe journal also publishes essays, discussion papers, dialogue, and commentary on special topics relevant to human ecology (Human Ecology Forum)Length not stated
- occasional paper seriesHuman Ecology Review also publishes an occasional paper series in the Philosophy of Human Ecology and Social–Environmental Sustainability.Length not stated
- research in human ecologyHuman Ecology Review (HER) is a semi-annual journal that publishes peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research on all aspects of human–environment interactions (Re…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Title page, abstract and authorship
When you access the Human Ecology Review manuscript submission portal you will be presented with a manuscript submission form. You will be instructed to enter the title of your manuscript, a copy of your abstract, and your and any co-authors names and contact details in separate fields. The abstract should be 150 words or fewer and include four to six keywords. The abstract information field will …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
COPE guidelines Model summary
Authors may be asked to confirm that the ethical dimension of their research was approved by an independent ethics review process within their institution, or as conforming to their national standards for research ethics. If necessary, documented evidence of ethics approval may be asked for. Plagiarism and fraud are not tolerated by the journal and would be dealt with under the ‘research misconduc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
All issues published from Volume 24(2) onwards are published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Issues published previous to this are under a standard copyright licence. Authors retain copyright of articles published in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Blind peer review Model summary
Manuscripts that conform to the author instructions are allocated to an associate editor who has expertise in the area addressed by the manuscript. The associate editor arranges blind peer review and recommends publication, amendment or rejection to the chief editor. The chief editor makes a final decision based on that recommendation. Resubmitted manuscripts may be subject to further review.
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
- Society for Human Ecology
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1074-4827
- Print ISSN
- 1322-1833
- Electronic ISSN
- 1447-4735
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Human Ecology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Ecology Review
What CAS zone is Human Ecology Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Ecology Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Human Ecology Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 1, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Human Ecology Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Human Ecology Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,500 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; 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 Human Ecology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Ecology Review is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Human Ecology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Human Ecology Review 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: .