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Anthropology Southern Africa

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN2332-3264

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.164

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.364

Total Worksi

608

Total Citationsi

3,634

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Anthropology Southern Africa aims to promote anthropology in Southern Africa. It supports ethnographic and theoretical research and provides voices to public debates.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyFour Issues A Year, <2014->

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications608

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

2332-3264

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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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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

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

139

2019

169

2020

2021

113

2022

2023

219

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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

AnthropologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anthropology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CultureAnthropological Studies and InsightsAfrican history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesLegal Issues in South AfricaArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesQualitative Research Methods and EthicsLand Rights and Reforms

Frequently asked questions about Anthropology Southern Africa

Is Anthropology Southern Africa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Anthropology Southern Africa: 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 Anthropology Southern Africa?

Anthropology Southern Africa 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 3.32.

Is Anthropology Southern Africa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Anthropology Southern Africa is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.