82 Anthropology journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 0001-9720 | 154 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Revista del Museo de Antropología | 1852-060X | 96 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| The journal of classics teaching | 1741-7627 | 89 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cahiers d études africaines | 0008-0055 | 88 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Anthropology & Humanism | 1548-1409 | 81 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Slavery and Abolition | 0144-039X | 75 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Annuaire - Ecole pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences religieuses/Annuaire | 0183-7478 | 70 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | France |
| The Australian Journal of Anthropology | 0025-2328 | 66 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| African Arts | 0001-9933 | 53 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Research in African Literatures | 0034-5210 | 53 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Ler História | 0870-6182 | 52 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Zoophilologica | 2451-3849 | 49 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Ortaçağ Araştırmaları Dergisi | 2667-4882 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Klio | 0075-6334 | 46 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,61,243 to publish | Yes | No | Germany |
| Postcolonial Studies | 1368-8790 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Prehistoric Archaeology | 2097-3063 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Živa Antika | 0514-7727 | 46 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | North Macedonia |
| Revista Colombiana de Antropología | 0486-6525 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Tabula rasa | 1794-2489 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Journal of world history | 1045-6007 | 43 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Prace Kulturoznawcze | 0860-6668 | 43 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Tempo | 1413-7704 | 42 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology | 1809-4341 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies | 0076-0730 | 40 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,16,439 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Multidisciplinary Research Journal | 3049-2718 | 40 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Afro-Ásia | 0002-0591 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Suomen Antropologi Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society | 0355-3930 | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Finland |
| Cuadernos de Filología Clásica Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos | 1131-9070 | 36 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| African Journal of Business and Development Studies | 3079-6903 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Itinerario | 0165-1153 | 35 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Revista de História | 0034-8309 | 35 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Anthropologica | 0254-9212 | 34 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Journal of late antiquity | 1939-6716 | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| RUNA archivo para las ciencias del hombre | 0325-1217 | 34 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| The American Journal of Philology | 0002-9475 | 33 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Annali di Ca’ Foscari Serie occidentale | 2499-1562 | 32 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Dzieciństwo Literatura i Kultura | 2657-9510 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Jangwa Pana | 1657-4923 | 31 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Revista de Arqueología Americana | 0188-3631 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Er(r)go Teoria - Literatura - Kultura | 1508-6305 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of African Studies | 0065-4140 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Performance studies & cultural discourse in South Asia | 2731-5088 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The Journal of African History | 0021-8537 | 29 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus | 0772-0793 | 27 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Belgium |
| Sinaya A Philippine Journal for Senior High School Teachers and Students | 3027-9283 | 27 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The Classical Journal | 0009-8353 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Africa Today | 0001-9887 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Études finno-ougriennes | 0071-2051 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Histos | 2046-5963 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Global Slavery | 2405-8351 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of West African History | 2327-1868 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Revista de Antropología y Sociología Virajes | 0123-4471 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| National Research Council of the Philippines Research Journal | 0117-3294 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Monsoon | 2834-698X | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Atlantic Studies | 1478-8810 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Łódzkie Studia Etnograficzne | 0076-0382 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Matatu | 0932-9714 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Athens Journal of History | 2407-9677 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Greece |
| Sources. | 2708-7034 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| African Journal of History and Geography | 2790-7589 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Dike - Rivista di Storia del Diritto Greco ed Ellenistico | 1128-8221 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Industrial Archaeology Review | 0309-0728 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Religion in Africa | 0022-4200 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Utafiti | 0856-096X | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Tanzania |
| Plaridel | 1656-2534 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| Post-Medieval Archaeology | 0079-4236 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Afrique Archeologie et Arts | 1634-3123 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Anthropology in Action | 0967-201X | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Revista Brasileira de Estudos Africanos | 2448-3907 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Studi classici e orientali | 0081-6124 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| Ahbar | 3023-8250 | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Boletín de Antropología | 0120-2510 | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Magallania | 0718-0209 | 13 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Les Cahiers d Afrique de lEst | 2071-7245 | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| Paidia i Literatura | 2719-4167 | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Africana Annual | 2154-6762 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Classica Cracoviensia | 1505-8913 | 11 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| The Medieval History Journal | 0971-9458 | 11 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | India |
| Dalumat | 2094-4187 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| Gallia préhistoire | 0016-4127 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Journal of African Military History | 2468-0958 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Studies of the Department of African Languages and Cultures/Studies in African Languages and Cultures | 0860-4649 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |