Journal profile · Social Sciences-Anthropology
Revista de Antropologia
ISSN 0034-7701 · eISSN 1678-9857 · Universidade de Sao Paulo · Brazil
Revista de Antropologia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Antropologia is published by Universidade de Sao Paulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indigenous Cultures and History, Indigenous Studies in Latin America and Anthropological Studies and Insights, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded by Egon Shaden in 1953, Revista de Antropologia was the first Brazilian journal of anthropology. At present, it is the international and bilingual journal of the Department of Anthropology of the Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences Faculty at the University of São Paulo – FFLCH/USP. Revista de Antropologia will adopt, starting in 2023, the continuous publication modality with one volume per year. It will accept Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Dossiers and Photographic Essays at any time of the year, as submissions and publications are made in a continuous flow. Revista de Antropologia Mission Revista de Antropologia aims to publish research results involving methodological processes and theoretical discussions related to Anthropology and its interdisciplinary connections. The Journal publishes original articles, interviews and literary reviews, offering to its public an updated overview of the discipline in Brazil and abroad. Open Access Policy This journal offers instant free access to its content, in accordance with the principle that providing free scientific knowledge to the public contributes to greater worldwide democratization of knowledge. All content published in Revista de Antropologia is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0 Deed) license - 4.0 International Attribution.., that allows immediate free access to the material for users to read, download, print, copy and redistribute with appropriate credit for non-commercial purposes. Support Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior- CAPES Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais da USP - ABCD Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social da Universidade de São Paulo – PPGAS USP Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da USP- FFLCH Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPQ Indexing SciELO JSTOR ROAD Scopus/Elsevier Directory of Open Access Journal – DOAJ Sistema Regional de Información en Línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal – Latindex European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences - ERIH PLUS Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico-REDIB Diretório das Políticas Editoriais das Revistas Científicas Brasileiras – DIADORIM Hispanic American Periodicals Index – HAPI Revista Interamericana de Bibliografia – AIBR MLA International Bibliography Anthropological Index Online Portal de Periódicos CAPES/MEC Google Scholar Súmarios.org Social Media Instagram Twit
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Anthropology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences18.1%
- Indigenous Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences15.2%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences14.5%
- Amazonian Archaeology and EthnohistoryArts and Humanities7.8%
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.1%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences3.9%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities3.3%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
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 | Q2 | 234/536 | 56th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSSciELOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Latindex
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 244OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,531 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 242 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 445 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 703 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 885 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 876 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 874 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5
- articlesRevista de Antropologia is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Dossiers and Photographic Essays in a continuous flo…Length not stated
- dossiersRevista de Antropologia is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Dossiers and Photographic Essays in a continuous flo…Length not stated
- interviewsRevista de Antropologia is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Dossiers and Photographic Essays in a continuous flo…Length not stated
- photographic essaysRevista de Antropologia is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Dossiers and Photographic Essays in a continuous flo…Length not stated
- reviewsRevista de Antropologia is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing Articles, Reviews, Interviews, Dossiers and Photographic Essays in a continuous flo…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license for all published content. Model summary
Authors who publish in Revista de Antropologia accept the following terms: a) Authors keep their copyright and concede to Revista de Antropologia the right to publish under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 Deed), which allows for sharing the work with due acknowledgement of authorship and original publication in this journal. b) Authors have authorization to enter separately into additional c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
No fees for submission, revision, or editing. Model summary
This journal offers instant free access to its content, in accordance with the principle that providing free scientific knowledge to the public contributes to greater worldwide democratization of knowledge. All content published in Revista de Antropologia is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0 Deed) license - 4.0 International Attribution.., that allows immediate free access to the material for us…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review with two or more reviewers. Model summary
Revista de Antropologia follows a double blind peer-review process, in which two or more reviewers are selected to present reports on the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate. Model summary
Submissions sent to the journal will be operated by the iThenticate anti-plagiarism software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint deposition allowed in non-commercial servers. Model summary
It endorses the principles of Open Science and welcomes manuscripts which have previously been deposited in non-commercial pre-print server, as long as they are not simultaneously submitted to peer-review in another journal.
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
- Universidade de Sao Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0034-7701
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-9857
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Antropologia
How long does peer review take at Revista de Antropologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Revista de Antropologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Revista de Antropologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Antropologia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista de Antropologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Antropologia 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: .