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Human Organization

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1941

ISSN1938-3525
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.282
H-Indexi
100
SNIPi
0.447
Total Worksi
3,575
Total Citationsi
65,560
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.97
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Human Organization is the peer-reviewed journal of the SfAA and a leading publication in the applied social sciences. It advances SfAA’s mission by publishing research that applies anthropological methods and theory to real-world problems. The journal features articles on all areas of applied social science, including original research, innovative methodologies, and engaged research practices.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1941
Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,575
Publisher OrgSociety for Applied Anthropology
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1938-3525
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
32
243
2019
33
366
2020
38
114
2021
42
112
2022
34
91
2023
44
72
2024
48
90
2025
36
2
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
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyIndigenous Studies and EcologyConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentMigration and Labor DynamicsCommunity Health and DevelopmentManagement and Organizational StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesAnthropological Studies and Insights

Frequently asked questions about Human Organization

Is Human Organization a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Organization: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Human Organization?

Human Organization 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 0.97.

Is Human Organization indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Organization is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Human Organization?

Human Organization is the peer-reviewed journal of the SfAA and a leading publication in the applied social sciences. It advances SfAA’s mission by publishing research that applies anthropological methods and theory to real-world problems. The journal features articles on all areas of applied social science, including original research, innovative methodologies, and engaged research practices.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref