Journal profile · Nursing-Psychiatric Mental Health
Anthropological Researches and Studies
ISSN 2360-3445 · “Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropology Institute of the Romanian Academy. · Romania
Anthropological Researches and Studies: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anthropological Researches and Studies is published by “Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropology Institute of the Romanian Academy.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Dynamics and Relationships, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Romanian Journal Anthropological Researches and Studies (ISSN 2360-3445; ISSN-L 2360-3445) is an annual journal and publishes: fundamental and applied research, clinical field research; reviews and updates; case reports; reviews; information on scientific meetings. Domains: bio-medical anthropology: auxology, behavioral ecology, epidemiology, nutrition, physical activity, sport, sexual-reproductive health, population biology, psychology, psychiatry, etc. socio-cultural anthropology: topics based on the behavioral categories on human relations (gender, family, nation, etc.), on values (ethical, aesthetic, philosophical, religious, etc.), as well as on methodology. Priority will be given to articles that explore medical topics, or highlight aspects related to human physical and mental health. ARS encourages its contributors to emphasize the impact that the main topic presented in their papers could have on physical and mental health at individual and/or social scale. Keywords: bio-medical anthropology, socio-cultural anthropology, medicine, psychology, sociology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Psychiatric Mental Health
Editor-in-chief First Editor-in-ChiefPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 24, United Kingdom 5, Italy 2, Japan 1, France 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences8.1%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.7%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology5.7%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology4.8%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4.3%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing4.3%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Crossref, PorticoPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 248 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 57 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 60 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 60 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 60 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 100 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- case reportsIII. Case reports Content and structure of case reports ought to include the following sections: Abstract Introduction Methodology Case presentation Discussion,…Length not stated
- clinical field researchfundamental and applied research, clinical field researchLength not stated
- editorialI. Original Articles Content should be structured in the following sections: Introduction Survey of literature in the field, research goals, findings. Material …Length not stated
- fundamental and applied researchfundamental and applied research, clinical field researchLength not stated
- information on scientific meetingsinformation on scientific meetingsLength not stated
- original articlesI. Original Articles Content should be structured in the following sections: Introduction Survey of literature in the field, research goals, findings. Material …Length not stated
- reviewsreviewsLength not stated
- reviews and updatesII. Reviews and updates ARS publishes reviews and state of the art updates on topics of interest.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Example of author information in multiple authorship articles:
ORCID IDs mandated for all submitting authors Model summary
SPECIFIC PERSONALITY TRAITS OF INMATES WHO HAVE COMMITTED VIOLENT AND SEXUAL OFFENSES DOI: Maria – Miana DINA (1), Flavia-Elena CIURBEA (2), Robert Andrei LUNGA (3), Cornelia RADA (4) (1) National Administration of Penitentiaries, Directorate of Social Reintegration, e-mail: miana@yahoo.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5773-0974 (2) National Correctional Officers Training School Târgu Ocna, Depart…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
All authors and co-authors must disclose potential conflicts of interest Model summary
All authors and co-authors are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest when submitting their article (e.g. employment, consulting fees, research contracts, stock ownership, patent licenses, advisory affiliations, etc.).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Animal or clinical studies require a statement in accordance with the animal and human ethics committee Model summary
Articles conducting any animal or clinical studies should contain a statement in accordance with the animal and human ethics committee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 license for published works Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors must suggest four potential peer reviewers; at least one from a different country than the first author Model summary
Provide the contact details (including email addresses) of four potential peer reviewers for your manuscript. At least one of potential peer reviewers must be from another country than the first author of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The articles submitted for publication will be checked for any violation of the copyright law and editors could consider taking corrective actions against it, varying from asking the authors to re-write overlapping sections to the rejection of the manuscript. Text recycling is an acceptable practice only in a few situations – for example, in the methods section of the work, where there are limited…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Previously published articles (in other journals or languages) are not accepted Model summary
Articles previously published in other journals or in another language are not accepted for publication in ARS.
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
- “Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropology Institute of the Romanian Academy.
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2360-3445
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anthropological Researches and Studies
How long does peer review take at Anthropological Researches and Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Anthropological Researches and Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Anthropological Researches and Studies based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (24), United Kingdom (5) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Anthropological Researches and Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anthropological Researches and Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Anthropological Researches and Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Anthropological Researches and Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .