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Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1935-4932eISSN1935-4940

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

181

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 194d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.419

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.914

Total Worksi

1,318

Total Citationsi

6,916

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyThree Issues A Year, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,318

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1935-4932 / 1935-4940

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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

Citations received

349

2019

274

2020

138

2021

133

2022

107

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anthropology

Scopus Categories

Anthropology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Politics and Society in Latin AmericaAnthropological Studies and InsightsIndigenous Cultures and HistoryLatin American and Latino StudiesMigration, Education, Indigenous Social DynamicsCaribbean history, culture, and politicsLatin American history and cultureCuban History and SocietyMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomySex work and related issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology

Is Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology?

Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.36.

Is Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology?