Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology of Consciousness
ISSN 1053-4202 · eISSN 1556-3537 · Wiley-Blackwell
Anthropology of Consciousness: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 292 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 58% (journal website); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anthropology of Consciousness is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Anthropological Studies and Insights and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices, together about 33.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anthropology of Consciousness is a multidisciplinary journal focusing on the study of consciousness and its practical application to contemporary issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychedelics and Drug StudiesPsychology13.4%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences11.9%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities8.3%
- Paranormal Experiences and BeliefsPsychology7.1%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology4.7%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4.6%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 31Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 64,538Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 834 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 21 | 17 |
| 2024 | 23 | 15 | 44 |
| 2023 | 48 | 17 | 34 |
| 2022 | 28 | 5 | 228 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 65 |
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
292 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 184 days – 367 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 311 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (63 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)
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 58%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 281 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 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
- 1053-4202
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-3537
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anthropology of Consciousness
What CAS zone is Anthropology of Consciousness in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anthropology of Consciousness is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 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 Anthropology of Consciousness?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Anthropology of Consciousness?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 292 days (interquartile range 184–367 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 58% (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 Anthropology of Consciousness?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anthropology of Consciousness is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Anthropology of Consciousness open access, and what is the APC?
Anthropology of Consciousness 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .