Dr. William R. Leonard is an active member of the Human Biology Association, and is the Abraham Harris Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University. Read more about Dr. Leonard here. 

The American Journal of Human Biology is a monthly, peer-reviewed, internationally circulated journal that publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles and timely reviews, and brief communications in the interdisciplinary field of human biology. As the official journal of the Human Biology Association, the Journal also publishes abstracts of research presented at its annual scientific meeting and book reviews relevant to the field. Read the full Overview here. 

The American Journal of Human Biology is cascaded with the sound science open access journal Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. Rejected authors of relevant manuscripts will be offered for their paper to be referred to the cascaded title. Authors who take the transfer offer will benefit from a 20% discount on the publication fee if accepted in Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine.

The American Journal of Human Biology bi-laterally cascades with the Amercian Journal of Biological Anthropology. Rejected authors of relevant manuscripts will be offered for their paper to be referred to the cascaded title. 

Since 2020, the American Journal of Human Biology has featured “Editor’s Choice Articles”. The Editor-in-Chief, William Leonard, highlights one paper per issue chosen based on the impact of the topic and scientific quality. Each selected article is set Free to Read for a period of 2 months post publication. Read the Editor’s Choice articles here.

The American Journal of Human Biology (AJHB) is now offering the following three Open Science badges from the Center for Open Science – Open Materials, Open Data, and Preregistered Research Designs. Authors will have an opportunity at the time of manuscript submission to determine whether they wish to participate. Applying and qualifying for Open Science badges is not a requirement for publishing with the journal. Further information about the program is available in the Author Guidelines.

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