Journal profile · ANTHROPOLOGY
Reviews in Anthropology
ISSN 0093-8157 · eISSN 1556-3014 · Taylor & Francis
Reviews in Anthropology: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews in Anthropology is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropological Studies and Insights, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 26.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reviews in Anthropology is a journal devoted to reviews of recently published books and anthropological research. The journal has expanded its scope to include reviews of books published outside of the global North and in languages other than English. It welcomes both short, focused reviews of a single book or publication and longer contributions that are in-depth, thematic reviews covering more than one book –works in which combinations can illuminate particular theoretical perspectives, concepts, or regions. In addition to reviews, the journal now accepts critical essays, understood as interpretive scholarly compositions that have not been previously published. These essays may offer reflective or theoretically engaged interventions into contemporary debates, intellectual lineages, or emerging problematics in anthropology and related fields. There are also possibilities for special issues focused on specific topics or cultural regions. Suggestions for thematic issues should be submitted to the Co-Editors for consideration.
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 Sciences10.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.6%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions5.6%
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences4.7%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Abstracts in Anthropology, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, ERIH - Anthropology, The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Isis Current Bibliography of the History of SciencePublisher 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) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 21,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,660 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 16 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted3
- critical essayCritical essaysLength not stated
- critical essaysIn addition to reviews, the journal now accepts critical essays, understood as interpretive scholarly compositions that have not been previously published.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews in Anthropology is a journal devoted to reviews of recently published books and anthropological research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Reviews in Anthropology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0093-8157
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-3014
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 1-2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Anthropology
What CAS zone is Reviews in Anthropology in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reviews in Anthropology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Reviews in Anthropology?
The publisher reports about 16 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Reviews in Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews in Anthropology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Reviews in Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews in Anthropology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .