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Anthropological Science

Anthropological Society of Nippon · Japan

ISSN0918-7960eISSN1348-8570

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.223

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.466

Total Works

725

Total Citations

9,891

2yr Mean Citedness

0.61

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on human biological variation, skeletal biology, and bioarchaeology. Studies investigate patterns of disease, stress markers, and dental wear in past populations. Research also includes comparative anatomy of human and animal skeletal remains, and the application of genetic and isotopic analyses to understand population history and diet.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications725

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Anthropological Society of Nippon

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0918-7960 / 1348-8570

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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.

AnthropologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary Biology

Scopus Categories

Anthropology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyForensic and Genetic ResearchPrimate Behavior and EcologyPaleopathology and ancient diseases