Journal profile · Social Sciences-Anthropology
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford
ISSN 2040-1876 · Anthropological Society of Oxford · United Kingdom
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: The Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford (JASO) was originally launched in 1970 as a hard copy journal; it ceased publication in that form in publication year 2000. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford is published by Anthropological Society of Oxford. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropological Studies and Insights, Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture and Indigenous Cultures and History, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We hope it will be an active forum open to all for the discussion of anthropology and issues of interest to anthropologists.
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 Sciences33.1%
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences9%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences6.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences6.3%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Cross-Cultural and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences3.6%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences2.9%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences2.7%
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 | 469/536 | 12th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 300 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewfor consideration. Submission and peer-review Contributions should be no more than 10,000 words in length, including notes and references. Completed submismain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Third Party Copyright
As stated above, articles in JASO are normally published under a Creative Commons CC licence. If you include material by third parties (e.g., long extracts from texts and most importantly illustrations, diagrams or images by other people), then their copyright status must be clarified and, if needed, explicit licences must be obtained if the image is to be included in your article. Helpful guidanc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Diamond open access journal, free to publish and free to read, adheres to BOAI definition of open access. Model summary
JASO is a diamond open-access journal: free to publish and free to read. We adhere to the BOAI definition of open access so our users have the right to 'read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles'. APCs There are no publication charges for publishing in JASO. Copyright All articles in JASO are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and peer-review
Contributions should be no more than 10,000 words in length, including notes and references. Completed submissions should be made via the OJS platform. Please register as an author then upload your draft.Appendices may include tables, photos and small amounts of digital video or sound recordings subject to the agreement of the Editors. Contributions are peer reviewed. To enable this, abstract and …
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
- Anthropological Society of Oxford
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2040-1876
- Print ISSN
- 0044-8370
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .