Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
American Anthropologist
ISSN 0002-7294 · eISSN 1548-1433 · Wiley-Blackwell
American Anthropologist: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 262 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 126 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Anthropologist is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture and Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>American Anthropologist</em> is the flagship anthropology journal of the AAA, publishing articles that add to, integrate, synthesize, and interpret anthropological knowledge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions14.1%
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences7.7%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.8%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences4.8%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 227OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,251OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 114Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 442,973Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31,820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 37 | 10 |
| 2025 | 126 | 62 | 138 |
| 2024 | 96 | 66 | 226 |
| 2023 | 140 | 80 | 693 |
| 2022 | 136 | 33 | 815 |
| 2021 | 155 | 21 | 1,300 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
262 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 198 days – 578 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 146 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 417 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (210 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 253 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 155 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0002-7294
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-1433
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Anthropologist
What CAS zone is American Anthropologist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Anthropologist is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Anthropology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Anthropologist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.82; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 227.
How long does peer review take at American Anthropologist?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 262 days (interquartile range 198–578 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American Anthropologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Anthropologist is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Anthropologist open access, and what is the APC?
American Anthropologist is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .