Journal profile · Social Sciences-Anthropology
General Anthropology
ISSN 1537-1727 · eISSN 1939-3466 · Wiley-Blackwell
General Anthropology: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,090; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
General Anthropology is published by Wiley-Blackwell. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropological Studies and Insights, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
General Anthropology is a biannual journal aiming to provide timely and readable information and ideas from the four fields of anthropology and applied anthropology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Anthropology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences20.9%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences9.6%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities9.2%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.1%
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences7.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities6.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Q4 | 441/536 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 17Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 6,772Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 2025 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 49 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 66 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 76 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,580 / GBP 2,060 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1537-1727
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-3466
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about General Anthropology
Which databases index General Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, General Anthropology is indexed in Scopus.
Is General Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
General Anthropology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,090.
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: .