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American Journal of Human Biology Template

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About the American Journal of Human Biology format

American Journal of Human Biology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Birth, Development, and Health, Body Composition Measurement Techniques.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Human Biology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inObesity, Physical Activity, Diet Birth, Development, and Health Body Composition Measurement Techniques Child Nutrition and Water Access Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
ISSN1042-0533
Citation impact (2-yr)1.6
h-index140
i10-index2,302
Total citations126,307
Article processing charge$4,120
Top institutions publishing hereNorthwestern University
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in American Journal of Human Biology per year

178
2014
155
2015
131
2016
166
2017
124
2018
184
2019
187
2020
165
2021
152
2022
190
2023
181
2024
222
2025

Citation impact of American Journal of Human Biology by publication year

3.5K
2014
2.3K
2015
1.8K
2016
2.5K
2017
1.2K
2018
2.9K
2019
3.1K
2020
1.5K
2021
987
2022
762
2023
460
2024
301
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Journal of Human Biology

Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee

Phyllis B. Eveleth · 1 Jan 1996

Anthropometry provides the single most portable, universally applicable, inexpensive and non-invasive technique for assessing the size, proportions, and composition of the human body. It reflects both health and nutritional status and predicts performance, health, and survival. As such, it is a valuable, but currently underused, tool for guiding public health policy and clinical decisions. This…

7,415 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Early life events and their consequences for later disease: A life history and evolutionary perspective

Peter D. Gluckman, Mark A. Hanson, Alan S. Beedle · 7 Dec 2006

Biomedical science has little considered the relevance of life history theory and evolutionary and ecological developmental biology to clinical medicine. However, the observations that early life influences can alter later disease risk--the "developmental origins of health and disease" (DOHaD) paradigm--have led to a recognition that these perspectives can inform our understanding of human biology. We…

1,014 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
How sexually dimorphic are we? Review and synthesis

Melanie Blackless, Anthony Charuvastra, Amanda Derryck et al. · 1 Mar 2000

The belief that Homo sapiens is absolutely dimorphic with the respect to sex chromosome composition, gonadal structure, hormone levels, and the structure of the internal genital duct systems and external genitalia, derives from the platonic ideal that for each sex there is a single, universally correct developmental pathway and outcome. We surveyed the medical literature…

American Journal of Human Biology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does American Journal of Human Biology use?
American Journal of Human Biology uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Journal of Human Biology 12 (3): 45–58.
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