Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
ISSN 1444-2213 · eISSN 1740-9314 · Taylor & Francis
Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.53; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 75 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Anthropological Studies and Insights, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies and Asian Studies and History, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology (TAPJA) is a leading refereed scholarly journal that publishes social and cultural anthropological research with a focus on the Asia and Pacific region, including Australia. This region has been a crucible for significant advances in the discipline and remains an important site for the development of concepts and debates. The international focus of the journal encompasses regional scholars and emerging voices from centres of research in the region. Contributions may include digital media files, including video, that are published in the online version. TAPJA publishes review essays, reviews of books and multimedia products (including music, films, and web sites) relevant to anthropological research and education. The journal is now published 5 times a year. This allows timely publication of single articles as well the space to explore important current themes in special issues. TAPJA is jointly published by the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific and the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University. TAPJA has been published continuously since 1977, formerly as Canberra Anthropology. Canberra Anthropology is now also available online through Informaworld. Peer Review Policy All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and reports by at least two anonymous referees. The TAPJA multimedia review column undergoes a different peer review process to regular full-length articles published in TAPJA, with peer review conducted by members of the editorial board only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Matt Tomlinson AustralianPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences11.9%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences11.7%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences10.4%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences7.5%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
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 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 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, Index Islamicus, International Bibliography of the Social SciencesPublisher 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
- 0.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 75,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,307 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 15 | 9 |
| 2024 | 39 | 12 | 40 |
| 2023 | 28 | 9 | 73 |
| 2022 | 45 | 11 | 184 |
| 2021 | 42 | 10 | 236 |
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
75 daysfirst decision after review
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)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 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 di…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and reports by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and reports by at least two anonymous 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
- 1444-2213
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-9314
- Society / sponsor
- Australian National University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology is in Zone 3 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.53; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology?
The publisher reports about 75 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 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: .