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Plains Anthropologist

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0032-0447

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

221

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 212d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.23

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.279

Total Worksi

2,826

Total Citationsi

14,289

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Plains Anthropologist publishes original papers on the anthropology of the Great Plains and adjacent areas of North America. The journal focuses on anthropological theory, method, and practice as it pertains to the Great Plains, including physical, cultural, archaeological, and linguistic studies of its peoples and cultures. Manuscripts of a more general nature or those concerned with other areas will be considered if they are of theoretical importance or bear upon problems of humans in Plains environments.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,826

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0032-0447

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

AnthropologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Anthropology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesArchaeology and Rock Art Studies

Frequently asked questions about Plains Anthropologist

Is Plains Anthropologist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plains Anthropologist: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plains Anthropologist?

Plains Anthropologist is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.23.

Is Plains Anthropologist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plains Anthropologist is indexed in Scopus.