Journal profile

Evolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior

Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN1474-7049 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.74
Citation rate 1.82 80 total citations
h5-index 15 h5 depth signal
Cited share 65.9% 29 of 44
Total citations 80 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.87 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.0% 4 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 129
China 45
United Kingdom 33
Canada 27
Cyprus 19

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry & Psychology 280
Sociology 85
Neurosciences 41
Economics 27
Animal Biology 26

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,004 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 44 29 cited publications
Last 12 months 18 4.5 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 18 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 129 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry & Psychology 280 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v8n1, 2010-
PubMed
v8n1, 2010-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Psychiatry & Psychology

Broad Categories

Behavioral Sciences Biology Psychology Psychiatry & Psychology

MeSH Descriptors

Biological Evolution Psychology

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Open DOI
F. Sid Dougan, Kate B. Metcalfe, Cindy M. Meston
Sexual behavior is motivated by more than just pleasure or reproduction. “Duty Sex” refers to sexual activity motivated by obligation and a desire to maintain one's romantic relationship. From an evolutionary perspective, such behavior c...
02
Open DOI
Simon Klopstad, Mons Bendixen, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair
Research on romantic and sexual relationships has largely focused on short- and long-term relationships, and how they differ in terms of mating strategies and commitment. However, romantic relationships exist along a continuum. Simultane...
03
Open DOI
Adrian Furnham, David S. Semmelink
This paper examines psychological correlates of self-assessed physical attractiveness (SAPA) across two studies. It tests ideas from evolutionary theory, namely that SAPA is related to a number of demographic, ideological, and personalit...
05
Open DOI
Andrzej Łukasik, Agnieszka Łaba-Hornecka
Autistic-like traits (ALTs) have been widely examined, including in romantic relationships, yet few studies have approached them from an evolutionary perspective. Mate retention tactics are associated with different types of life history...
06
Open DOI
Pengting Lee, Benedict C. Jones, Victor K. M. Shiramizu
Many studies have reported that faces with less distinctive (i.e., more average or prototypical) shapes are perceived to be more attractive. This preference for faces with less distinctive shapes is often explained in terms of a psycholo...
09
Open DOI
Lauren O’ROurke, Rose McDermott, Pete Hatemi
Narcissism is viewed as both a heritable trait and an activated state, but little research has explored how narcissism manifests in populations from an evolutionary perspective. Relying on two nationally representative US samples, we exp...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from home page (viewed Sept. 4, 2003).