{{Anthropology Academic anthropological knowledge is the product of lengthy research, and is published in recognized

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s. As part of this peer review, theories and reports are rigorously and comparatively tested before publication. The following publications are generally recognized as the major sources of anthropological knowledge.

Four-field journals

These journals publish articles in the four fields of anthropology: archaeology, biological, cultural, and linguistic. * '' American Anthropologist'': premier journal of the American Anthropological Association, incorporating all four fields * '' Annual Review of Anthropology'': published by Annual Reviews; releases an annual volume of review articles * '' Current Anthropology'': published by the

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and sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research * '' Journal of Anthropological Sciences'': published by the Istituto Italiano di Antropologia

Archaeology

* See '' List of archaeology journals''

Cultural anthropology journals

* '' American Ethnologist'': published by the American Ethnological Society, a sub-section of the American Anthropological Association; quarterly journal concerned with ethnology in the broadest sense of the term * '' Anthropological Forum'': since 1963, published by

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and hosted by the

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* '' Anthropological Quarterly'': since 2001, published by the

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's Institute for Ethnographic Research * ''

Cultural Anthropology Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which perceives cultural variation as a subset of a posited anthropological constant. The term ...

'': quarterly journal published by

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and the American Anthropological Association on behalf of the Society for Cultural Anthropology * ''

Ethnology Ethnology (from the , meaning 'nation') is an academic field and discipline that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). Sci ...

'': published by the

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, specializes in ethnographic articles and cross-cultural studies * '' HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory'': since 2011, published by the Centre for Ethnographic Theory (

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) * '' Public Culture'': published by

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for the Institute for Public Knowledge; seeks to address "the cultural transformations associated with cities, media and consumption, and the cultural flows that draw cities, societies and states into larger transnational relationships and global political economies"

Journals on cultural anthropology topics

* '' Anthropology of Consciousness'': publication of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, by the American Anthropological Association since 1990 * '' Human Organization'': journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology; primary objective is the scientific investigation of the principles controlling the relations of human beings to one another and the wide application of these principles to practical problems * '' Journal of Contemporary Ethnography'': published by

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; covers research in

ethnography Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study. Ethnography is also a type of social research that involves examining ...

* '' Medical Anthropology Quarterly'': published for the Society for Medical Anthropology by the American Anthropological Association; addresses topics in human health and disease from anthropological perspectives * '' Visual Anthropology Review'': publication of the Society for Visual Anthropology, by the American Anthropological Association

Historical anthropology journals

* '' Comparative Studies in Society and History'': published quarterly by

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on behalf of the Society for Comparative Study of Society and History * ''

Ethnohistory Ethnohistory is the study of cultures and indigenous peoples customs by examining historical records as well as other sources of information on their lives and history. It is also the study of the history of various ethnic groups that may or may ...

'': published quarterly by

on behalf of the American Society for Ethnohistory * '' History and Anthropology'': published quarterly by

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; addresses the intersection of history and social sciences, focusing on the interchange between anthropologically-informed history, historically-informed anthropology and the history of ethnographic and anthropological representation

Journals by geographic area of coverage

*'' Africa: Journal of the International African Institute'': published by

on behalf of the International African Institute * '' Anthropological Journal of European Cultures'': published by Berghahn Books; covers research addressing the cultural and social changes of the societies in contemporary

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

* '' The Australian Journal of Anthropology'': published triannually by

on behalf of the Australian Anthropological Society; covers anthropological topics including theoretically focused analyses and ethnographic reports in the

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...

and

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

n regions neighbouring

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

* '' Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde'': published in English by the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies; focuses on

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

, and

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

, and more specifically of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

* '' Journal de la Société des Américanistes'' (''Journal of the Society of Americanists''): covers the cultural anthropology of

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*''

Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...

'': publishes contributions in the field of social and cultural

; primary regional orientation is to the peoples of

, primarily comprising

Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanu ...

Polynesia Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...

, Micronesia and

southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

Social anthropology journals

* '' Anthropological Theory'': critical journal published by SAGE, bringing social anthropology into contact with social theory * '' L'Homme: Revue française d'anthropologie'': French anthropological journal established as a French counterpart to ''

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'' and '' American Anthropologist'' * '' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute'': published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland * '' Social Analysis'': published by Berghahn Books; presents contributions directed toward a critical and theoretical understanding of cultural, political, and social processes * ''

Social Anthropology Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...

'': published since 2007 by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the European Association of Social Anthropologists; established in 1992; originally published by

*'' Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford'': published by the Anthropological Society of Oxford; established 1970 *'' Journal of Early Modern Studies'': published by Zeta Books; established 2012 *'' Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales''; published by University of Poitiers (France); established 1985 * '' Sociologus'': German anthropological journal; published since 1925 by Duncker & Humblot Publishers, Berlin * ''

Ethnography Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study. Ethnography is also a type of social research that involves examining ...

'': Interdisciplinary journal that bridges sociology and anthropology and concentrates on the ethnographic study of social and cultural change

Anthropological linguistics

*'' Anthropological Linguistics (journal)'' *'' Manuscript Studies''

Others

* African Anthropologist, a professional journal *

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, a professional journal * Anthropological Index Online, a professional journal indexing service * Anthropological Literature, an online database of citations to journal articles and articles in edited volumes and symposia held by the Tozzer Library * Anthropology Today, a professional journal * Economic Anthropology, a professional journal * Evolutionary Anthropology (journal), a professional journal * Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, a professional journal

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...