Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Economic Anthropology
ISSN 2330-4847 · Wiley-Blackwell
Economic Anthropology: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 263 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 57% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Anthropology 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 Anthropological Studies and Insights, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, together about 29.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economic Anthropology is published by the Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA) to make available research that is innovative and interdisciplinary and focused on economic and social life to serve scholars, practitioners, and general audiences. Contributors to the journal represent a wide range of disciplines including cultural anthropology, archaeology, sociology, demography, economics, ecology, geography, and history. In 2017, Economic Anthropology doubled its annual publication list from one to two: a theme-based issue pegged to the SEA annual conference, and a new open submission issue representing a wide variety of research engaged with economy and society.Economic Anthropology was founded in 2013 during the transition from the SEA’s independent status to a society within the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The premier issue was published in January 2014. For the 30 years preceding the founding of the journal, the SEA published an annual volume of articles drawn from the SEA Spring Conference. Annual themes reflect issues of current debate and significance, such as Technologies, Energy, Inequality, Cities, Greed, Landscape, Cooperation, Tourism, Disaster, Morality, Textiles, Food, Risk and Resilience, and Financialization. Now with a high-quality online format, full indexing of articles, a forward-looking vision, and the support of Wiley publishing and AAA, the journal is able to reach a broad base of scholars and publics.To further the goal of making the most current research available to a broad audience, Economic Anthropology emphasizes clear and accessible writing. We encourage authors to take advantage of the journal’s online format and incorporate photos, graphics, and links to video or other related materials. The journal considers the work of scholars at all points in their careers, including advanced PhD students. Economic Anthropology promotes inclusivity, diversity, antiracism, and anti-colonialism. We therefore encourage our contributors to cite relevant publications of members of historically marginalized groups and scholars from countries where their research was carried out.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1, Denmark 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences11.2%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.9%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences8.3%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences4.9%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences4.7%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher 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
- 1.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 69,553Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 456 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 23 | 22 |
| 2024 | 48 | 33 | 99 |
| 2023 | 34 | 21 | 104 |
| 2022 | 46 | 9 | 185 |
| 2021 | 61 | 10 | 203 |
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
263 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 466 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (63 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 295 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 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)
- 57%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 57%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 339 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticles must draw on original and clearly presented research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Word limit: 8,000 words including abstract, notes, references, and captions. Model summary
Articles should not exceed 8,000 words including abstract, notes, references, and captions.
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
- 2330-4847
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (January 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Anthropology
What CAS zone is Economic Anthropology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic 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 Economic Anthropology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Economic Anthropology?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 263 days (interquartile range 60–466 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 57% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Economic Anthropology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Economic Anthropology based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), United States (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economic Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Anthropology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economic Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Anthropology 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .