Journal of Anthropological Research

Journal of Anthropological Research is published by University of Chicago Press 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 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Anthropological Studies and Insights, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Frequency: 4 issues/year ISSN: 0091-7710 E-ISSN: 2153-3806 2025 JCR Impact Factor*: 0.9 Ranked #72 out of 143 “Anthropology” journals 2025 CiteScore*: 1.8 Ranked #141 out of 536 “Anthropology” journals The Journal of Anthropological Research publishes diverse, high-quality, peer-reviewed articles on anthropological research of substance and broad significance, as well as about 100–120 timely book reviews annually. The journal reaches out to anthropologists of all specialties and theoretical perspectives both in the United States and around the world, with special emphasis given to the detailed presentation and rigorous analysis of primary research. JAR's articles are problem-oriented, theoretically contextualized, and of general interest; the journal does not publish short, purely descriptive reports. View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for the Journal of Anthropological Research. *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 Beyond Sapir-Whorf: a special collection of articles examines the life and legacy of Benjamin Lee Whorf April 17, 2025 All press releases Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how Read the Journal of Anthropological Research article cited in Yahoo! September 16, 2026 ‘This is where she comes alive’: for ageing migrants, community choirs are more than music Read the Journal of Anthropological Research article cited in Yahoo! News June 10, 2026 All media

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY

Editor-in-chief Suzanne OakdalePublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

0.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

0.9Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

1.8Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.51LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

95OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,004OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.12OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

20LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

University of Chicago Press

ISSN

0091-7710

Electronic ISSN

2153-3806

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website