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Evolutionary Psychology

Identifier (ISSN):1474-7049(Print)
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Publisher:SAGE Publishing
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.4↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Evolutionary Psychology

WoS Q4
01231.7420221.520231.120240.920251.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.484
#12,241

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
55

55 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
35articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Evolutionary Psychology is an open-access peer-reviewed journal that aims to foster communication between experimental and theoretical work on the one hand and historical, conceptual and interdisciplinary writings across the whole range of the biological and human sciences on the other.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologyBiologySocial PsychologyPhilosophyMedicineSociologyDevelopmental PsychologyEpistemologyLawPolitical ScienceEcologyComputer ScienceEvolutionary BiologyGeneticsMathematicsArts & HumanitiesNeurosciencePsychiatryCognitive PsychologyZoology & Animal ScienceEconomics
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Q4
Rank89/104
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Q4
Rank99/104
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.4
Articles / Year12
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.9
Articles / Year34
Total Citations13
2024
IF1.1
Articles / Year36
Total Citations56
2023
IF1.5
Articles / Year29
Total Citations128
2022
IF1.738
Articles / Year27
Total Citations160

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,241Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeurosciencePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.484

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.55

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,967 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations109
3-Year Documents71
Citable Documents71

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
Social PsychologyQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Evolutionary Psychology (ISSN: 1474-7049) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by SAGE Publishing in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.40, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.484 (Q3), an H-index of 55.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 35 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,967 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28