Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Current Anthropology
ISSN 0011-3204 · eISSN 1537-5382 · University of Chicago Press
Current Anthropology: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.78; hybrid open access; 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Anthropology is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 2 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, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Indigenous Studies and Ecology, together about 33.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency: 6 issues/year ISSN: 0011-3204 E-ISSN: 1537-5382 2025 JCR Impact Factor*: 2.0 Ranked #20 out of 143 “Anthropology” journals 2025 CiteScore*: 2.9 Ranked #81 out of 536 “Anthropology” journals; and ranked #34 out of 462 “Archeology” journals Established more than sixty years ago, Current Anthropology is the leading broad-based journal in the field. It seeks to publish the best theoretical and empirical research across all subfields of the discipline, ranging from the origins of the human species to the interpretation of the complexities of modern life. View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for Current Anthropology. *Journal Impact Factor™ 2024 courtesy of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ (Clarivate 2025). Scopus CiteScore (Elsevier B.V.). Retrieved June 2025, from scopus.com/sources. Press ReleasesMedia University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2025 indices August 27, 2026 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2024 indices August 8, 2025 Listening as Witness: Anthropological Poetry at Sapiens Magazine March 4, 2025 All press releases How to feed the world through small-scale farming Read the Current Anthropology article cited in LSE Review of Books September 16, 2026 Can a pluralistic perspective on inequality help us to solve it? Read the Current Anthropology article cited in LSE Review of Books September 16, 2026 Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils... Read the Current Anthropology article cited in Yahoo! September 3, 2026 All media
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Australia 2, Spain 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences12%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions10.4%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences8.2%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences4.7%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
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)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,628OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,803 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 5 | 21 |
| 2025 | 88 | 30 | 100 |
| 2024 | 91 | 24 | 327 |
| 2023 | 60 | 10 | 271 |
| 2022 | 69 | 16 | 417 |
| 2021 | 99 | 23 | 1,225 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0011-3204
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-5382
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Anthropology
What CAS zone is Current Anthropology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Anthropology is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 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 Current Anthropology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.78; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 210.
Where are the editorial board members of Current Anthropology based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Australia (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Anthropology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Current Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Anthropology is a hybrid 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: .