Journal profile
International Journal of Modern Anthropology
ISSN 1737-7374 · eISSN 1737-8176 · Tunisian Association of Anthropology · Tunisia
International Journal of Modern Anthropology: impact factor 3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Modern Anthropology is published by Tunisian Association of Anthropology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeological and Historical Studies, Archaeological and Geological Studies and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It is a peer-reviewed journal, which publishes papers aiming to extend our understanding of the humankind in all its aspects. It concentrates on topics, which need syntheses of multidisciplinary data from different specialities of Biological and Cultural Anthropology: - Human origins and evolution - Genetic Anthropology - Forensic anthropology - Paleo-Anthropology - Medical Anthropology - Health and Population Sciences - Human Biology - Formation of the basic structure of the first bio-molecules common to humans and all living beings: Origins of life on Earth - Psychological anthropology - Anthropological linguistics - Anthropology of religion - Historical archaeology - Ethnography - Social Anthropology - Biosocial Science - Medical Sociology - Medical and Health Sciences - Applied Anthropology - Design Anthropology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hassen ChaabaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities15%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities8.6%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences5.9%
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5.4%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.8%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary 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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
African Journals Online “AJOL”, Society of African Journal Editors (SAJE Library), Anthropological Literature, Abstracts in Anthropology (Baywood Publishing Company), CrossRef, Asian Digital Library (ADL), Anthropological Index Online, Academic Resource Index, Index Copernicus International, International Center for Scientific Research (CIRS), Directory Indexing of International Research Journals, OneSearch, Directory of Research Journals Indexing (DRJI), Social Science Research Network (SSRN), ROAD Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, Academic Journals Databse, NewJour, Genamics JournalSeek, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), Open Access Journals Search Engine (OAJSE), JournalRate, Vaggi. Org. e-Journals, Electronic Journals Library, BASE Bielefeld Academic Search Engine, Global Open Access Portal, Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR), Journal TOCs, CiteFactor, SearchWorksPublisher 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 (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 165 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 43 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 65 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted8
- book review* Commentary (Brief essay, limited to 1500 words, on scientific or ethical issues related to Anthropology), and Book Review are welcome.Length not stated
- commentary* Commentary (Brief essay, limited to 1500 words, on scientific or ethical issues related to Anthropology), and Book Review are welcome.Length not stated
- critical report (or critical short report)* Critical Report (or Critical Short Report), in which anthropologists can bring out general ambiguities present in classic or new questionable considerations i…Length not stated
- original discovery report* Original Discovery Report (do not exceed 6 pages) is paper, which provides only the first information of discoveries in Biological Anthropology and in all asp…Length not stated
- original theoretical article* Original Theoretical Article Authors can present original theoretical studies on questionable issue(s) by advancing theoretical frameworks, proposing new conc…Length not stated
- research article* Research Article presenting new experimental and / or theoretical results on interesting anthropological subjects (presented in about 30 to 35 pages of manusc…Length not stated
- review article or review report* Review Article or Review Report reflect current interests on all aspects of Biological Anthropology and related aspects of Cultural Anthropology (Article pres…Length not stated
- thought report, editorial, and perspective* Thought Report, Editorial, and Perspective are welcomeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright: Authors retain the copyrights of their papers, which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Model summary
Authors retain the copyrights of their papers, which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access: This journal is a print and electronic journal, freely open access online: There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal. Model summary
This journal is a print and electronic journal, freely open access online: There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Periodicity: The periodicity is biannual: two major periods of publication, one during June and the second during November. Model summary
The periodicity is biannual: two major periods of publication, one during June and the second during November.
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
- Tunisian Association of Anthropology
- Country or region
- Tunisia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1737-7374
- Electronic ISSN
- 1737-8176
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Modern Anthropology
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Modern Anthropology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Modern Anthropology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 International Journal of Modern Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Modern Anthropology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Modern Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Modern Anthropology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .