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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,047Top JournalDiamond OAHybrid

Cultural Anthropology

Identifier (ISSN):0886-7356(Print)/1548-1360(Online)
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Publisher:American Anthropological Association
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.6↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cultural Anthropology

WoS Q2
12342.5320221.920231.920241.920251.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.789
#7,047

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
102

102 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
37articles/year
98.67% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Cultural Anthropology publishes ethnographic writing informed by a wide array of theoretical perspectives, innovative in form and content, and focused on both traditional and emerging topics. It also welcomes essays concerned with ethnographic methods and research design in historical perspective, and with ways cultural analysis can address broader public audiences and interests.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology86.2%Political science73.9%Philosophy51.5%Law50.7%History45.1%Geography38.5%Art35%Archaeology31.1%Politics30.6%Psychology28%Anthropology27.1%Computer science26.6%Linguistics26.2%Epistemology25.1%Biology24%Economics22.5%Physics21.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ANTHROPOLOGY

Q2
Rank38/143
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ANTHROPOLOGY

Q1
Rank26/143
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.6
Articles / Year53
Total Citations1
2025
IF1.9
Articles / Year34
Total Citations40
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year30
Total Citations49
2023
IF1.9
Articles / Year26
Total Citations99
2022
IF2.526
Articles / Year44
Total Citations416

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,047Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.789

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.40

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations123
3-Year Documents70
Citable Documents70

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate59.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ1
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ANTHROPOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cultural Anthropology (ISSN: 0886-7356) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ANTHROPOLOGY, published by American Anthropological Association in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.789 (Q1), an H-index of 102.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 37 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
American Anthropological Association
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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