Human Ecology

HUMAN ECOLOGY: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides a forum for papers concerned with the complex and varied systems of interaction between people and their environment. Research papers from such diverse fields as anthropology, geography, psychology, biology, sociology, and urban planning are welcomed. A Book Review section also appears in the journal. All submissions are peer reviewed. Human Ecology is published by Springer Science and Business Media, 233 Spring Street, New York, New York 10013.

Daniel G. Bates is Editor-in-Chief, dbates@hunter.cuny.edu
Ludomir R. Lozny is Managing Editor, llozny@hunter.cuny.edu or humaneco@hunter.cuny.edu
Judith Tucker provides editorial services

Human Ecology is currently published by Springer Science & Business Media, the second largest publisher of scientific journals and books, publishing 1250 journals; all articles are widely abstracted and indexed on over 71 searchable databases.

We welcome contributions in the form of feature articles, research reports, brief communications, book review essays, book reviews, and commentaries. With the exception of book review essays and book reviews, all submissions are peer reviewed. Human Ecology appears six times a year, amounting to approximately 1200 printed pages. Contributions once accepted and edited are published online (Online First) prior to print edition. Human Ecology has subscribers in over 50 countries.

IMPACT FACTOR: 1.254 (2007)
Section "Anthropology": Rank 14 of 58
Section "Environmental Studies": Rank 16 of 52
Section "Sociology": Rank 17 of 96

ABSTRACTED/INDEXED IN:
Abstracts in Anthropology, Abstracts in Hygiene and Comminicable Diseases, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Agricola, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts, Agroforestry Abstracts, Animal Breeding Abstracts, Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals, Anthropological Literature, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Biological Abstracts, Biological Sciences, BIOSIS Basic, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts,Cengage, Crop Physiology Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Current Contents / Social & Behavioral Sciences, Diary Science Abstracts, Ecology Abstracts, Educational Research Abstracts Online (ERA), Engineering Information (EI), Environment Index, Environmental Engineering Abstracts, Environment Science and Pollution Management, Expanded Academic, Field Crop Abstracts, Forest Products Abstracts, Forestry Abstracts, Geobase, Global Health Abstracts, Google Scholar, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts, Horticultural Abstracts, Human Population and Natural Resource Management, IBIDS, INIS AtomIndex, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Maize Abstracts, Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A, Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series B, Ornamental Horticulture, Pig News and Information, Plant Breeding Abstracts, Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts, Postharvest News and Information, Protozoological Abstracts, Review of Agricultural Entomology, Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Review of Medicinal and Veterinary Entomology, Rice Abstracts, Seed Abstracts, Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Social Science Index, Social SciSearch, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Soil and Fertilizers, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Sugar Industry Abstracts, Sustainability Science Abstracts, TOC Premier, Tropical Diseases Bulletin, Wilson Social Science Abstracts, World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts