Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Anthropologist
ISSN 0972-0073 · eISSN 2456-6802 · INDIA · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Anthropologist: fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Anthropologist's largest topics are Forensic and Genetic Research, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ONLINE: Visit our website: www.krepublishers.com AIM: THE ANTHROPOLOGIST is a peer reviewed journal that publishes original articles, both theoretical and applied, book reviews and debates on current issues in the interdisciplinary field of Human Science and provides a forum to social and life scientists for exchanging their scientific knowledge, besides putting it on record for those interested. DISCIPLINES COVERED: The Journal seeks scholarly manuscripts that address bio-socio-cultural and ecological aspects of man. The journal publishes original papers on current research and practical programmes, short notes, news items, book reviews, reports of meetings and professional announcements. Constructive criticisms and discussions of published papers and letters of relevance and interest to the readership will be published at the discretion of the Managing Editor. The journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscripts of unusual interests. The researchers are invited to submit original papers in English (papers published elsewhere or under consideration elsewhere shall not be submitted). FREQUENCY: There shall be twelve issues, four volumes per year (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December). MANUSCRIPT: Manuscript should be submitted to the Administrative Editor, B-2 (Ground Floor), South City II, Gurgaon 122 018, Haryana, India via e-mail to: kre@airtelmail.in. Materials submitted for publication are to be prepared in accordance with The Guide for Contributors, which is published JANUARY issue of the journal (or visit our website: www.krepublishers.com). Manuscripts which do not fully confirm to Journal style will be returned to the Authors. REVIEW OF ARTICLE: All papers and articles submitted are subjected to review. The possible exceptions are in the case of occasional invited papers and editorials, or where a partial or entire volume is devoted to a special theme. SPECIAL ISSUE/VOLUME: Scholars are welcome to edit an entire Special Issue/Volume of the journal in their field of specialisation as a Guest Editor. For details write to the Administrative Editor, Administrative Editor, B-2 (Ground Floor), South City II, Gurgaon 122 018, Haryana, India via e-mail to: kre@airtelmail.in SUBSCRIPTION RATES: The annual subscription price for twelve issues, four volume per year for institution, libraries and other corporate
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Dermatoglyphics and Human TraitsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine4.7%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.6%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- School Leadership and Teacher PerformanceSocial Sciences4.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 268LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 659 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 951 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1,102 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,137 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 1,082 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- letteresponse to a previously published item. Letters normally should not be longer than 1500 words, and figures, tables, and literature cited should be avoidemain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright © To reproduce copyright material
Author should not use any copyright material (Figure/Tables etc.) in the paper. However he/she may write about that in the form of text in the paper
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access online of the full text from start of publication - year 1999 Model summary
The journal grants to users’ open access online of the full text from start of publication - year 1999
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
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 0972-0073
- Electronic ISSN
- 2456-6802
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anthropologist
How long does peer review take at Anthropologist?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Is Anthropologist open access, and what is the APC?
Anthropologist is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .