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Homo (journal)

Homo (journal) is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Homo (journal) rather than just read about it. In short: Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology (stylized in all-capitals as HOMO) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the study of human biology. It was established in 1949 by Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt.

Key takeaways

Homo (journal) belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Homo (journal) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Homo (journal) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology (stylized in all-capitals as HOMO) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the study of human biology. It was established in 1949 by Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt. The editors-in-chief are Maciej Henneberg (University of Adelaide), Andrea Cucina (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán), Friedrich W. Rösing (University of Ulm, son of von Eickstedt's assistant, Ilse Schwidestsky), Frank J. Rühli (University of Zurich), and Stanley J. Ulijaszek (University of Oxford).

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 (lit. 'Journal for Racial Studies'). It continued until 1944.

Homo: Internationale Zeitschrift für die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen After the World War II, 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.

Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology In sometime, the subtitle was rename to Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology. Homo was published by Elsevier 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 Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2018 impact factor 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 a gold Open Access journal starting with volume 73 (2022).

References

External links Official website at Schweizerbart.de: from Volume 70 (2019) "Homo: Journal of Comparative Human Biology". Elsevier.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018.: up to Volume 69 (2018) "Homo All issues". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 9 November 2022. Transferred back to the society as of 2019: abstracts of Volume 52 (2001) – Volume 69 (2018)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Homo (journal)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Homo (journal) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Homo (journal) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Homo (journal) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Homo (journal)

In research: Homo (journal) appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Homo (journal) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Homo (journal) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic journals established in 1949, Anthropology journal stubs, Anthropology journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Homo (journal) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Homo (journal) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Homo (journal) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Homo (journal) in simple terms?

Why does Homo (journal) matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Homo (journal)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Homo (journal).