Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropological Forum
ISSN 0066-4677 · eISSN 1469-2902 · Taylor & Francis
Anthropological Forum: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 127 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anthropological Forum is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropological Studies and Insights, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1963, Anthropological Forum seeks to examine and advance disciplinary approaches in its publication of articles from a variety of anthropological and sociological perspectives, ranging from the established to the experimental. The editors welcome empirically based ethnographic studies and probing theoretical explorations dealing with global processes and local instantiations, particularly, but not exclusively, in the journal’s traditional areas of focus: Aboriginal Australia, Australian culture and society, the Pacific and Southeast Asia. Our Forum section periodically covers issues of professional and public interest in relation to theoretical paradigms, methodological approaches, interdisciplinary connections and ethical quandaries. Peer review policy All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editorial board screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous external referees. Where the journal's Editor in Chief has submitted a research article, they recuse themselves of handling the article. An Editorial Board member will be invited by the Publisher to manage the editorial process. The article will undergo rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editorial board screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous external referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences18.6%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4.7%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Anthropological Index Online, Anthropological Literature, Current Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Sociological AbstractsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.53Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 271OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 74,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 19 | 13 |
| 2025 | 30 | 12 | 21 |
| 2024 | 23 | 10 | 53 |
| 2023 | 35 | 15 | 86 |
| 2022 | 24 | 7 | 184 |
| 2021 | 41 | 16 | 289 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 163 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 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)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Anthropological Forum is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review with at least two external referees. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editorial board screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous external referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0066-4677
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-2902
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anthropological Forum
What CAS zone is Anthropological Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anthropological Forum is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Anthropology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Anthropological Forum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Anthropological Forum?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 78–163 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 Anthropological Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anthropological Forum is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Anthropological Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Anthropological Forum is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .