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American Journal of Physical Anthropology
American Journal of Physical Anthropology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 0002-9483Verify ISSN ↗1096-8644Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Cost to publish: About US$4,200 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is American Journal of Physical Anthropology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1918–2021).
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Physical Anthropology?
American Journal of Physical Anthropology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in American Journal of Physical Anthropology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,200 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes American Journal of Physical Anthropology and what is its ISSN?
American Journal of Physical Anthropology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its print ISSN is 0002-9483 and its online ISSN is 1096-8644.
Is American Journal of Physical Anthropology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is American Journal of Physical Anthropology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed American Journal of Physical Anthropology for 104 years, between 1918 and 2021. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 14,411 works and 490,313 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2023, 2 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2021. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is American Journal of Physical Anthropology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
American Journal of Physical Anthropology has an h-index of 239 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
American Journal of Physical Anthropology published 196 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 288. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in American Journal of Physical Anthropology? — latest 95 articles, 2021
In its latest 95 research articles (2021), authors are most often from United States (49.2%), Portugal (5%) and United Kingdom (4.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for American Journal of Physical Anthropology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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