Journal of Human Evolution

Journal of Human Evolution is a monthly peer-reviewed journal on human evolution published by Elsevier, founded in 1972. Its 2025 impact factor is 3.3.（Journal of Human Evolution）是由（Elsevier）出版的月刊，专注人类演化研究，1972 年创办。其 2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• The journal concentrates on the highest-quality papers covering all aspects of human evolution.该刊着重刊载覆盖人类演化各领域的最高质量论文。
• Its central focus is jointly paleoanthropological work on human and primate fossils and comparative studies of living species using morphological and molecular evidence.其核心着力点既包括人类与灵长类化石的古人类学研究，也包括以形态学与分子证据对现存物种的比较研究。
• It publishes descriptions of new discoveries alongside interpretative analyses of new and previously described material.刊载新发现的描述，以及对新材料与既往材料的解释性分析。
• It carries assessments of the phylogeny and paleobiology of primate species, and studies of primate behaviour and ecology relevant to reconstructing the human lineage.刊载对灵长类物种系统发生与古生物学的评估，以及与重建人类谱系相关的灵长类行为与生态研究。
• Submissions are expected to address the journal's central focus on human evolution.投稿须契合该刊关于人类演化的核心定位。

History

• The journal was established in 1972 by Academic Press, with its first volume appearing in January 1972.该刊 1972 年由（Academic Press）创办，第一卷于 1972 年 1 月出版。
• It has operated under a dual-editor model since 1986.自 1986 年起，该刊长期采用双主编制。
• In December 2024 the co-editors and most of the editorial board resigned over Elsevier's handling of the journal, and a new editorial team took over.2024 年 12 月，共同主编与多数编委因不满（Elsevier）的办刊方式集体辞职，随后由新的编辑团队接掌。
• It has announced a move to double-blind peer review, and it publishes twelve issues a year.该刊已公告改为双盲同行评审，每年出版十二期。

Editors

• The current co-editors-in-chief are Radu Iovita of New York University, Nohemi Sala of the National Research Centre on Human Evolution in Burgos, and Song Xing of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing.现任共同主编为（New York University）的 Radu Iovita、（Burgos）国家人类演化研究中心的 Nohemi Sala，以及（Beijing）古脊椎动物与古人类研究所的 Song Xing。
• Associate editors include Will Archer, Ella Been, Kristian Carlson, Lumila Menéndez and Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo, drawn from South Africa, Israel, the United States, Germany and Spain.副编辑包括 Will Archer、Ella Been、Kristian Carlson、（Lumila Menéndez）与 Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo，分别来自南非、以色列、美国、德国与西班牙。
• A long list of emeritus editors-in-chief includes Leslie Aiello, David M. Alba, Peter Andrews, David R. Begun, Eric Delson, Sarah Elton and Fred Spoor.荣休主编名单包括 Leslie Aiello、David M. Alba、Peter Andrews、David R. Begun、Eric Delson、Sarah Elton 与 Fred Spoor。
• Its editorial board numbers about eight members across six countries, with Spain, the United States and China prominent.其编委会约八人，来自六个国家，以西班牙、美国与中国最为突出。