American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Last updated ISSN 0002-9483
American Journal of Physical Anthropology is published by Wiley in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,200.
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What it publishes
Recent work in American Journal of Physical Anthropology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
Key facts
| Publisher | Wiley |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0002-9483, 1096-8644 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,200 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 14,411 |
| Publishing since | 1807 |
| Journal website | onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1096-8 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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