73 Anthropology journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African Journal of Science | 0038-2353 | 145 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute | 1359-0987 | 117 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Ethnologist | 0094-0496 | 113 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory | 2049-1115 | 107 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Current Anthropology | 0011-3204 | 88 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Human Evolution | 0047-2484 | 85 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Anthropology Today | 0268-540X | 79 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines | 0008-3968 | 73 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| Historical Archaeology | 0440-9213 | 69 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| L Anthropologie | 0003-5521 | 61 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Practicing Anthropology | 0888-4552 | 49 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology | 1085-7052 | 47 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Paléo | 1145-3370 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Annals of Anthropological Practice | 2153-957X | 45 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| The Journal of Modern African Studies | 0022-278X | 44 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Classical Philology | 0009-837X | 42 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Historical Archaeology | 1092-7697 | 42 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology | 2520-8217 | 41 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Quaternary Environments and Humans | 2950-2365 | 41 | 1 | ≈ ₹81,879 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| African Affairs | 0001-9909 | 40 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| African Archaeological Review | 0263-0338 | 40 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ethnos | 0014-1844 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Lithic Technology | 0197-7261 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ethos | 0091-2131 | 37 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Anthropological Quarterly | 0003-5491 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Philippine Studies Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints | 2244-1093 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| Antípoda Revista de Antropología y Arqueología | 1900-5407 | 34 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Azania Archaeological Research in Africa | 0067-270X | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cultural Anthropology | 0886-7356 | 34 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Social Anthropology | 0964-0282 | 34 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete | 0066-6459 | 31 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,61,243 to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Anthropological Forum | 0066-4677 | 30 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Cadernos de Estudos Africanos | 1645-3794 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Annual Review of Anthropology | 0084-6570 | 29 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Material Culture | 1359-1835 | 29 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Journal of Hellenic Studies | 0075-4269 | 29 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| PaleoAmerica | 2055-5563 | 28 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| African Studies | 0002-0184 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Southeastern Philippines Journal of Research and Development | 0117-6293 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| History and Anthropology | 0275-7206 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of African Cultural Studies | 1369-6815 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Revue germanique internationale | 1253-7837 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Africa Journal of Management | 2332-2373 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Historical Records of Australian Science | 0727-3061 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Nature anthropology | 2959-7633 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Religion in the Roman Empire | 2199-4463 | 22 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Scripta Classica Israelica | 0334-4509 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Israel |
| Springer texts in social sciences | 2730-6135 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Hesperia The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens | 0018-098X | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Revista uruguaya de Antropología y Etnografía | 2393-6886 | 20 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Uruguay |
| The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology | 0305-7674 | 20 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa | 0035-919X | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey) | 0097-4471 | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Hunter Gatherer Research | 2056-3264 | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Arethusa | 0004-0975 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Clio | 0102-4736 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Journal of African Archaeology | 1612-1651 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies | 2350-7020 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| Classical Receptions Journal | 1759-5134 | 16 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,17,981 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Ancient History | 2324-8106 | 16 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,61,243 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Lithic Studies | 2055-0472 | 16 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Historia | 0018-2311 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of African Studies | 2710-4680 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage | 2161-9441 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| TAPA | 2575-7180 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Pallas | 0031-0387 | 14 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Classical Antiquity | 0278-6656 | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology | 2398-516X | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Préhistoires méditerranéennes/Préhistoires méditerranéennes/Préhistoire anthropologie méditerranéennes | 1167-492X | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Anthropology and Medicine | 1364-8470 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Business Anthropology | 2245-4217 | 12 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Denmark |
| Southern African Field Archaeology | 1019-5785 | 12 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,25,157 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| History in Africa | 0361-5413 | 10 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |