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Forensic Anthropology

University of Florida Press · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2573-5020

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.347

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.589

Total Worksi

341

Total Citationsi

1,426

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Forensic Anthropology is a journal devoted to the advancement of the science and professional development of the fields of forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology. The journal primarily focuses on research, technical advancements, population data, and case studies related to the recovery and analysis of human remains in a forensic context. Topics such as forensic osteology, skeletal biology, and modern human skeletal variation are within the scope of Forensic Anthropology .

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications341

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble anonymous peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Florida Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2573-5020

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double anonymous peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

353

2019

204

2020

171

2021

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Anthropology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesForensic and Genetic ResearchPaleopathology and ancient diseasesAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesRace, Genetics, and SocietyForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesMorphological variations and asymmetryPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyIsotope Analysis in Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Forensic Anthropology

Is Forensic Anthropology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Anthropology: it is indexed in 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 Forensic Anthropology?

Forensic Anthropology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.347.

Is Forensic Anthropology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forensic Anthropology is indexed in Scopus.