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Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0145-9740eISSN1545-5882

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.52

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.816

Total Works

1,431

Total Citations

30,518

2yr Mean Citedness

1.05

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the intersection of health, illness, and cultural practices across diverse global contexts. It examines how individuals and communities navigate health challenges, including chronic conditions, reproductive health, and infectious diseases, often through ethnographic research. The journal also investigates the social, political, and economic factors influencing health outcomes, such as discrimination, austerity, and state policies, and how these are understood and addressed through various forms of care and healing.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,431

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0145-9740 / 1545-5882

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Health (social science)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anthropological Studies and InsightsSex work and related issuesReproductive Health and TechnologiesRace, Genetics, and SocietyGlobal Maternal and Child Health