| Discipline | Economics, medicine |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Inas R. Kelly, Joerg Baten |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2003-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 2.722 (2011) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Econ. Hum. Biol. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1570-677X (print) 1873-6130 (web) |
| LCCN | 2003243295 |
| OCLC no. | 60624583 |
| Links | |
Economics and Human Biology is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier since 2003. It is an interdisciplinary periodical covering research on biological economics — economics in the context of human biology and health. Typical debates are on nutrition, obesity, height and beauty.
Founding editor was John Komlos. The current editors-in-chief are Inas R. Kelly and Joerg Baten.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 2.438, ranking it 26th among 304 journals in the category "Economics".[1]
See also
- Anthropometry
- Antebellum Puzzle
- Body mass index
- History of anthropometry
- Human height
- Human body weight
References
- ^ Thomson Reuters, (2011). Journal Citation Reports.