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American Journal of Human Biology

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 12, 2024
Entity authorityQ1955043 ↗
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The American Journal of Human Biology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering human biology. It is the official publication of the Human Biology Association (formerly known as the Human Biology Council). The journal publishes original research, theoretical articles, reviews, and other communications connected to all aspects of human biology, health and disease.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.937, ranking it 32nd out of 93 journals in the category "Anthropology" and 55th out of 93 journals in the category "Biology".

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This entry incorporates text from “American Journal of Human Biology” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.