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Anthropological Quarterly

Institute for Ethnographic Research · United States · Est. 1921

ISSN0003-5491eISSN1534-1518

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.242

H-Index

109

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.493

Total Works

2,717

Total Citations

67,417

2yr Mean Citedness

0.47

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Aims & Scope

Anthropological Quarterly (AQ) features the highest quality peer-reviewed articles in ethnography and anthropological theory. One of the longest running journals in anthropology, AQ was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America and published as Primitive Man until 1953 when the Catholic University of America Press renamed the journal Anthropological Quarterly. The change of title was part of a broader shift in anthropology to eliminate anachronistic and Eurocentric terminology in the social sciences. In 2001, the George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research acquired AQ as an independent journal unconnected to the major commercial publishing companies. AQ ’s editorial and publishing office is housed in the George Washington University Department of Anthropology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1921

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,717

Publisher OrgGeorge Washington University

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute for Ethnographic Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-5491 / 1534-1518

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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2021

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

AnthropologyQ2

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anthropology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anthropological Studies and InsightsSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyGeographies of human-animal interactions