Journal of Human Evolution
Overview
The Journal of Human Evolution is a leading scientific publication dedicated to the study of human evolution. It covers a wide range of topics, including paleoanthropology, genetics, archaeology, and primatology. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries, providing valuable insights into the origins and development of our species.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Hum Evol
Start
1972
End
Continuing
Frequency
Twelve no. a year
p-ISSN
0047-2484
e-ISSN
1095-8606
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialties
Biology
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1660
139
SJR / Ranks: 2259
1370
CiteScore / Ranks: 3323
6.50
JIF / Ranks: 3189
3.2
Recent Articles
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Crowell J, Beard K, Chester S
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Mar;
201:103655.
PMID: 40080934
Palaechthonids are a likely paraphyletic or polyphyletic assemblage of dentally plesiomorphic plesiadapiforms known from the Paleocene of North America. This family is known primarily from isolated dental fossils, but one...
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Hanegraef H, Spoor F
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Mar;
201:103651.
PMID: 40049022
Central to discussions about hominin diversity in the mid-Pliocene of eastern Africa is whether or not certain fossils should be attributed to Australopithecus afarensis, instead of representing separate species. Key...
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Pickering T, Cazenave M, Clarke R, Heile A, Caruana M, Kuman K, et al.
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Mar;
201:103647.
PMID: 40043506
Since paleontological work began there in 1948, Swartkrans (South Africa) has yielded hundreds of Early Pleistocene hominin fossils, currently attributed to (in ascending order of quantity) cf. Australopithecus africanus, Homo...
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Fuentes E, Avilez M, Spear J, Williams S
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Feb;
201:103649.
PMID: 40020266
No abstract available.
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Novo N, Pardinas U, Tejedor M
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Feb;
201:103648.
PMID: 40020265
No abstract available.
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Williams S, Wang X, Avilez M, Fok L, Giraldo M, Spear J, et al.
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Feb;
201:103650.
PMID: 39999514
Miocene apes represent snapshots in time of key transitions in hominoid evolution. While all extant apes are adapted to orthograde posture and suspensory behavior, many Miocene apes demonstrate evidence for...
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Farrell H, Alemseged Z
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Feb;
201:103652.
PMID: 39999513
Reconstructions of the locomotor behavior of early hominins have been hindered by our incomplete understanding of the form-function relationship in the extant hominoid shoulder. Although extensive research has highlighted the...
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Olsen S, White S
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Feb;
201:103645.
PMID: 39999512
The phylogeny of the Middle Pleistocene hominins is a matter of intense scientific debate. Important phylogenetic and taxonomic uncertainties remain, not least due to conflicting results of phylogenetic analyses when...
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Hurst S, Holloway R, Garvin H, Bocko G, Garcia K, Cofran Z, et al.
J Hum Evol
. 2025 Feb;
200:103637.
PMID: 39965466
Since its discovery, the natural endocast of the Taung cranium has played a central role in the interpretation of human brain evolution. Aspects of the endocast including the identification of...