Annals of Human Biology

The Annals of Human Biology is one of the leading international journals for the dissemination of research into human population biology and the nature, development and causes of human variation. It has a 2021 Impact Factor of 1.868 and a 5-Year Impact Factor of 2.054.

Annals of Human Biology is an international, open access peer-reviewed journal. The journal reports investigations on the nature, development and causes of human variation, embracing the disciplines of human growth and development, human genetics, physical and biological anthropology, demography, environmental physiology, ecology, epidemiology and global health and ageing research. The main audience for the Annals are human biologists, anthropologists and population geneticists but the journal also has a wide, international readership including epidemiologists, paediatricians, gerontologists, physiologists and public health workers.

The journal welcomes submissions to 14 different Sections, each of which has a dedicated Section Editor and Editorial Board. Section details can be found here. Article collections, special issues and invited commentaries feature within the journal.

The Annals of Human Biology is the official journal of the Society for the Study of Human Biology.  The journal converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 50 (2023); access to previous volumes will continue via subscription. For members of the Society subscription to the journal is included in the membership fee. Subscription includes access to an online database of articles stretching back to 1974. Society members are also eligible for a 10% discount on the OA article publishing charge, please contact the Managing Editor, Dr Rachel Deevey ([email protected]) for further information relating to the APC discount.

Submission to the journal is electronic using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Instructions to Authors may be found here.

To follow the journal on twitter please use @AnnalsHumanBio

Article Publishing Charge (APC)

The journal has converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 50 (2023). The standard APC for the journal is dependent on the article type but for a Research Paper is $2,390 / £1,880 / €2,180 / AUD$3,265, plus VAT or other local taxes where applicable in your country. The APC for Data Notes is $1,480, £1,165, €1,350, AUD$2,390 plus VAT or other local taxes where applicable in your country.

APC waivers and discounts

Corresponding authors should check with their institution and/or funder to determine if they have an open access publishing agreement or an open access membership with Taylor & Francis to cover the cost of the APC.  There are also discounts and waivers for researchers in developing countries publishing in a full open journal.  Article publishing charges for the Annals of Human Biology can be calculated here.

Prof Noel Cameron

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Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Human Biology. Ex-Officio Committee Member. [...]
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Dr Rachel Deevey

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Managing Editor, Annals of Human Biology. Ex-Officio Committee Member. [...]
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