Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
ISSN 1359-0987 · eISSN 1467-9655 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,120; review about 455 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, together about 35.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute</em> is a broad-scope anthropology journal covering social, linguistic and biological anthropology, and archaeology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences20.1%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions8.6%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences5.6%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.3%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities4.6%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,580OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 74.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 99Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 291,634Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,080 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 183 | 63 | 4 |
| 2025 | 117 | 78 | 58 |
| 2024 | 182 | 107 | 196 |
| 2023 | 206 | 117 | 435 |
| 2022 | 220 | 56 | 525 |
| 2021 | 232 | 38 | 700 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
455 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 455 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,120 / EUR 3,450 / GBP 2,730 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1359-0987
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9655
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
What CAS zone is Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 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 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 170.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute?
The publisher reports about 455 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). 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 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,120.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .