Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology Today
ISSN 0268-540X · eISSN 1467-8322 · Wiley-Blackwell
Anthropology Today: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,470; review about 161 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anthropology Today is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture, Anthropological Studies and Insights and Indigenous Studies and Ecology, together about 38.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anthropology Today is a bimonthly publication which aims to provide a forum for the application of anthropological analysis to public and topical issues, while reflecting the breadth of interests within the discipline of anthropology. It is also committed to promoting debate at the interface between anthropology and areas of applied knowledge such as education, medicine, development etc. as well as that between anthropology and other academic disciplines. Anthropology Today encourages submissions on a wide range of topics, consistent with these aims. Anthropology Today is an international journal both in the scope of issues it covers and in the sources it draws from.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences15.8%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences14.9%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions7.5%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities5.1%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences3.2%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 45Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 108,365Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,927 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 79 | 47 | 17 |
| 2024 | 81 | 43 | 108 |
| 2023 | 86 | 47 | 452 |
| 2022 | 87 | 31 | 267 |
| 2021 | 73 | 24 | 252 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
161 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 161 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Author name change policy: Wiley updates and republishes paper, redelivers metadata Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
Copyright transfer agreement (CTA) if Open Access not selected Model summary
If the Open Access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs here: CTA Terms and Conditions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA): Creative Commons Attribution License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial-NoDerivs License OAA To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types Model summary
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate or Assistant Editor. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the Journal, will be handled by Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0268-540X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8322
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anthropology Today
What CAS zone is Anthropology Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anthropology Today is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anthropology. 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 Anthropology Today?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Anthropology Today?
The publisher reports about 161 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (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 Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anthropology Today is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Anthropology Today open access, and what is the APC?
Anthropology Today is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,470.
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: .