Annual Review of Anthropology

Annual Review of Anthropology
Title	Annual Review of Anthropology
Discipline	Anthropology
Abbreviation	Annu. Rev. Anthropol.
Publisher	Annual Reviews
Country	United States
History	1972–present
Frequency	Annual

Contents

Annual Review of Anthropology is an annual peer-reviewed publication that synthesizes developments in cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeological research. It provides comprehensive review articles that integrate findings from scholars associated with institutions such as Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and University of Chicago. Articles draw on methods and case studies connected to field sites near Amazon River, Sahara Desert, Himalayas, Great Rift Valley, and Bering Sea.

History

The journal was established in 1972 by the non-profit publisher Annual Reviews to fill a need identified by scholars including members of American Anthropological Association and colleagues from Smithsonian Institution, Max Planck Society, British Museum, University of Oxford, and University of Toronto. Early editorial boards featured figures affiliated with Columbia University, Yale University, University of Michigan, Australian National University, and University College London. Over time its editorial policies evolved in response to debates exemplified by conferences at Chicago School of Sociology venues, symposia like those hosted by Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and landmark meetings at Royal Anthropological Institute.

The journal covers theoretical developments and empirical syntheses spanning topics tied to research sites such as Maya, Andes, Nile Delta, Indus Valley, and Pacific Islands. Articles integrate perspectives from scholars associated with Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Field Museum, and Natural History Museum, London. Thematic reviews address issues debated in forums like Biennial Conference on Canadian Studies, workshops at Duke University, and panels at American Association for the Advancement of Science. Review essays often synthesize work by authors linked to projects such as Human Genome Project, Neolithic Revolution studies, Out of Africa theory research, Ethnographic Atlas compilations, and World Archaeological Congress initiatives.

Editorial governance relies on an editor and an editorial committee comprising scholars from institutions including Princeton University, Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, London School of Economics, and University of California, Los Angeles. The board solicits review articles from invited authors affiliated with centers like Scripps Institution of Oceanography, European University Institute, and Central European University. Peer review and commissioning practices reflect standards promoted by organizations such as Committee on Publication Ethics, Council of Science Editors, and professional societies including Royal Society affiliates. Policies address authorship norms seen in collaborations with labs at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and field networks coordinated through ARPA (research programs). Editorial succession has involved scholars who have held chairs at University of Washington and visiting appointments at Institute for Advanced Study.

Published annually by Annual Reviews, issues are distributed to libraries at institutions such as Library of Congress, Bodleian Library, Harvard Library, and consortia including JSTOR participants and major university presses. Formats include print editions used by departments at University of California, Davis and electronic subscriptions integrated into platforms managed by organizations like HathiTrust and archival services at National Library of Medicine. Access models have interacted with mandates from funders such as National Science Foundation, European Research Council, and policy frameworks referenced by Open Access debates at meetings held by Wellcome Trust.

The journal is frequently cited by scholars from research hubs like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, University of São Paulo, and Peking University. Its review articles inform curricula and reading lists at programs including London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine courses and seminars at New York University. Citation metrics are discussed in venues such as Institute for Scientific Information reports and evaluations by think tanks like RAND Corporation. Reviews and commentaries about the journal have appeared in outlets connected to institutions such as Times Higher Education, Nature, and newsletters from the American Anthropological Association.

Contributors have included scholars associated with Claude Lévi-Strauss-influenced departments at Collège de France, researchers who collaborated with Louis Leakey-linked teams in the Olduvai Gorge, and analysts whose work intersected with projects led by Franz Boas-inspired museums. Notable articles have been authored by academics from University of California, San Diego, University of British Columbia, University of Melbourne, University of Leiden, and University of Copenhagen. Topics covered by influential reviews engage with debates involving figures and projects such as Marshall Sahlins-related ethnographies, Bronisław Malinowski-style fieldwork legacies, reassessments of Louis Henry Morgan-era comparative studies, and synthetic treatments aligned with research from Jane Goodall-related primatology and Mary Leakey archaeological field reports.

Category:Anthropology journals