Academic Journal
Q3Evolutionary Psychological Science
About Evolutionary Psychological Science
Evolutionary Psychological Science is a scholarly journal published by Springer Nature. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.455 and H-index of 26.
Coverage: 2015-2026. Research categories: Social Psychology (Q3).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2024 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Todd K. Shackelford PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior; Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation; Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment; Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification; Social and Intergroup Psychology; Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology.
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Reported open-access list prices
2,390.00 USD; 3,290.00 EUR
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Aims & Scope
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2026-07-17 · DOI: 10.1007/s40806-026-00488-0The Dog, the Horse, and the Serpent: Phylogenetic Comparative Examinations of Human-Animal Interactions as Represented in Indo-European Myths
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2026-06-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s40806-026-00484-4The Mediating Role of Time Perception between Life History Strategy and Risk-Taking: Experimental Evidence from Laboratory Tasks
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