Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Ethnos
ISSN 0014-1844 · eISSN 1469-588X · Taylor & Francis
Ethnos: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.36; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 308 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ethnos 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, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ethnos is a peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology. ethnos provides a forum where a wide variety of different anthropologies can gather together and enter into critical exchange. ethnos encourages submissions both from scholars working in anthropology and those in other disciplines whose work can make a substantial contribution to topics of concern to anthropologists. ethnos publishes original papers that promote theoretical, methodological and empirical developments within the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology. Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in ethnos have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Nils BubandtPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 2, Sweden 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences19.4%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4.8%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences3.5%
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 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts), Abstracts in Anthropology, Anthropological Index Online, Anthropological Literature, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Current Abstracts, Hispanic American Periodicals Index, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, OCLC Periodicals Index Online, Religion Index One: Periodicals, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
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
- 1.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.33Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 655OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 184,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,382 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 41 | 9 |
| 2025 | 38 | 17 | 35 |
| 2024 | 32 | 14 | 56 |
| 2023 | 48 | 23 | 208 |
| 2022 | 35 | 12 | 171 |
| 2021 | 58 | 27 | 440 |
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
308 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 204 days – 411 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 336 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 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)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 107 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- introductionIntroduction | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Ethnos 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 discoverability and readership of yo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in ethnos have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing 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
- 0014-1844
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-588X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 91, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ethnos
What CAS zone is Ethnos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ethnos is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 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 Ethnos?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.36; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Ethnos?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 308 days (interquartile range 204–411 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 JCR quartile is Ethnos in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Ethnos based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (2) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ethnos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ethnos is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ethnos open access, and what is the APC?
Ethnos 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .