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Human Organization

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

ISSN1938-3525

SJR Q2✓ 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

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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 ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.282

H-Indexi

100

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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

7/12 · 58%

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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?

1938-3525

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

239

2019

361

2020

110

2021

109

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

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. 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 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.