AlterNative

Aims & Scope

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal.

We aim to present scholarly research on Indigenous worldviews and experiences of decolonization from Indigenous perspectives from around the world.

The journal spans themes of transforming places, peoples, communities, cultures, histories and colonialism.

AlterNative seeks to build bridges between the academic study of Indigenous affairs and theory and practical or empirical issues in the modern world.

Articles should link theory and practice in a way that sheds light on the present state of Indigenous theory, thinking and practice, and make sense out of concrete issues, whether they are at local, national or global levels.

AlterNative publishes papers that substantively address and critically engage with Indigenous issues from a scholarly Indigenous viewpoint.

All papers must address and engage with current international and national literature and academic and/or Indigenous theory, and make a significant contribution to the field of Indigenous studies.

AlterNative is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary journal that publishes scholarship across the Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, Health, Business, and Law.

AlterNative publishes articles engaging with a variety of theoretical debates in areas including: -Cultural studies -Education -Human Geography -Health -Business -Law -History -Politics -Philosophy -Literature -Visual and Performing Arts -Environmental studies -Psychology -Sociology

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10019

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	441

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.579

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Indigenization as inclusion, reconciliation, and decolonization: navigating the different visions for indigenizing the Canadian Academy

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Adam, Danielle

• Traditional storytelling: an effective Indigenous research methodology and its implications for environmental research

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Ranjan

• Positioning Historical Trauma Theory within Aotearoa new Zealand

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Leonie, Paul, Cherryl, John, Linda Tuhiwai, Rihi Te

• Decolonising Framings in Pacific Research: Indigenous Fijian Vanua Research Framework as an Organic Response

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Unaisi

• For the love of our children: an Indigenous connectedness framework

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Jessica Saniguq

• Traditional Knowledge and Water Governance: The ethic of responsibility

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Deborah

• Factors that support Indigenous involvement in multi-actor environmental stewardship

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Nicholas J, Kyle P, Deborah, MA (Peggy), James F

• Epistemological Pluralism

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Vanessa, Cash, Garrick

• Research, Ethics and Indigenous Peoples: An Australian Indigenous perspective on three threshold considerations for respectful engagement

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Ambelin

• YARNING AS PROTECTED SPACE: principles and protocols

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Stuart, William (Bill) Edgar, Alessandro, Shawn

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