Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Nomadic Peoples
ISSN 0822-7942 · eISSN 1752-2366 · Berghahn · United Kingdom
Nomadic Peoples: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nomadic Peoples is published by Berghahn and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Animal Diversity and Health Studies and Indigenous Studies and Ecology, together about 51.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nomadic Peoples is an international journal published for the Commission on Nomadic Peoples, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. Its primary concerns are the current circumstances of all nomadic peoples around the world and their prospects. Its readership includes all those interested in nomadic peoples — scholars, researchers, planners and project administrators.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANTHROPOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science33.1%
- Animal Diversity and Health StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions7.6%
- Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences5.7%
- Transboundary Water Resource ManagementSocial Sciences5.6%
- African Studies and GeopoliticsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 39 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 48 |
| 2022 | 19 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1 | 102 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 4–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articleUnless otherwise agreed, submissions should be no more than 8,000 words in length including references.Length not stated
- book reviewshould be no more than 4,000 words and book reviews no more than 1,500 words. Manuscripts of excessive length will not be considered. Pamain text ≤ 1,500 words
- book reviewsbook reviews no more than 1,500 words.Length not stated
- discussion articlesDiscussion articles (comments on published papers and author replies) should be no more than 4,000 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Originality requirement. Model summary
Articles must be original and must not have been published elsewhere, in part or in full.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Nomadic Peoples is published on a Subscribe to Open basis. In any year where the journal is published open access, contributors will retain copyright in their work and will allow it to be published by White Horse Press under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. In any year where the journal is published not on an open access basis, contributors will be expected to assign copyright to the Commission on Nomadic …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Copyright retained by contributors in open access years under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
In any year where the journal is published open access, contributors will retain copyright in their work and will allow it to be published by White Horse Press under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW GUIDELINES
Double-blind peer review with external, independent experts. Model summary
Peer reviewed articles in Nomadic Peoples undergo double-blind peer review, using external, independent experts (some, but by no means all of whom of who may be members of the general editorial board, but none of whom are on the journal's executive editorial team). The normal timeline for peer review is 3 months or less and we ask that authors are prompt in submitting revisions, post-review. The f…
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
- Berghahn
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0822-7942
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-2366
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nomadic Peoples
What CAS zone is Nomadic Peoples in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nomadic Peoples is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 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.
How long does peer review take at Nomadic Peoples?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Nomadic Peoples?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 4–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words. 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 Nomadic Peoples?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nomadic Peoples is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nomadic Peoples open access, and what is the APC?
Nomadic Peoples 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .