''Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology'' (stylized in all-capitals as ''HOMO'') is a quarterly

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covering the study of

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. It was established in 1949 by Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt. The

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are Maciej Henneberg (

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), Andrea Cucina ( Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán), Friedrich W. Rösing ( University of Ulm, son of von Eickstedt's assistant, Ilse Schwidestsky), Frank J. Rühli (

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), and Stanley J. Ulijaszek (

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History

''Homo'' is the successor of ''Zeitschrift für Rassenkunde'', also founded and edited by Eickstedt.

''Zeitschrift für Rassenkunde''

In 1935, Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt started a German journal ''Zeitschrift für Rassenkunde'' (). It continued until 1944.

''Homo: Internationale Zeitschrift für die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen''

After the

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, in 1949, Eickstedt established a new journal ''Homo, Internationale Zeitschrift für die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen'' as the successor of the ''Zeitschrift für Rassenkunde''. The title ''Homo'' (the name of the human genus) was chosen to avoid terms suspicious of racism. * Author's copy: (Direct link to PD

''Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology''

In sometime, the subtitle was rename to ''Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology''. ''Homo'' was published by

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up to and including Volume 69 (2018) on behalf of the Australasian Society for Human Biology, of which it is the official journal. According to the ''

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'', the journal had a 2018

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of 0.788. From Volume 70 (2019) the journal is published by E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers, quarterly (four issues, formerly 6, but in a larger sub-A4 format). ''Homo'' is planned to be a gold Open Access journal from volume 73 (2022).

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* at ''Schweizerbart.de'': from Volume 70 (2019) *: up to Volume 69 (2018) ** : abstracts of Volume 52 (2001) – Volume 69 (2018) Anthropology journals Bimonthly journals E. Schweizerbart academic journals Elsevier academic journals English-language journals Human biology journals Academic journals established in 1949 {{anthropology-journal-stub