About the journal
Humans is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,000 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2673-9461
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,000 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 105
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/humans
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2023-03-10
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,000 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
105
Most recent article
4 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
302
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
8
i10-index
7
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-03-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2023-03-10
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 82%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Language and cultural evolution
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Language and cultural evolution
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Race, History, and American Society
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Freedom of Expression and Defamation
- Race, History, and American Society
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
Keywords (DOAJ)
- biological anthropology
- environmental/ecological archaeology
- cultural /social anthropology
- evolutionary anthropology and palaeoanthropology
- political anthropology
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