| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 187 / 536 | 65th | Q2 |
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Anthropological Science
Anthropological Science is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.4), WoS SCIE. Published by Anthropological Society of Nippon.
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ISSN 0918-7960Verify ISSN ↗1348-8570Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Anthropological Society of Nippon
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Anthropological Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1993–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.4.
What quartile is Anthropological Science in Scopus?
Anthropological Science is Q2 in Anthropology (rank 187 of 536), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Anthropological Science?
Anthropological Science is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 65th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.373, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 36.
Who publishes Anthropological Science and what is its ISSN?
Anthropological Science is published by Anthropological Society of Nippon. Its print ISSN is 0918-7960 and its online ISSN is 1348-8570.
Is Anthropological Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Anthropological Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Anthropological Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Anthropological Science has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 0.81 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #143 of 497 Scopus journals in Anthropology.
Anthropological Science published 9 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 29. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Anthropological Science? — latest 76 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 76 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Japan (52.9%), China (4.5%) and Australia (4.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Anthropological Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration52.9% of recent authorship from Japan
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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