American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Physical Anthropology (AJPA) is the official journal of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

The Journal is published monthly in three quarterly volumes.

In addition, two supplements appear on an annual basis, the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, which publishes major review articles, and the Annual Meeting Issue, containing the Scientific Program of the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and abstracts of posters and podium presentations.

The Yearbook of Physical Anthropology has its own editor, appointed by the Association, and is handled independently of the AJPA.

As measured by impact factor, the AJPA is among the top journals listed in the anthropology category by the Social Science Citation Index.

The reputation of the AJPA as the leading publication in physical anthropology is built on its century-long record of publishing high quality scientific articles in a wide range of topics.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

• Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death

  Citation: 1416

  Authors: C. Owen, Richard S., Thomas R., Robert P.

• A newly developed visual method of sexing the os pubis

  Citation: 1187

  Authors: T. W.

• Brief communication: The London atlas of human tooth development and eruption

  Citation: 1119

  Authors: S.J., M.P., H.M.

• Ectocranial suture closure: A revised method for the determination of skeletal age at death based on the lateral‐anterior sutures

  Citation: 1064

  Authors: Richard S., C. Owen

• A method for visual determination of sex, using the human hip bone

  Citation: 812

  Authors: Jaroslav

• Collagen turnover in the adult femoral mid‐shaft: Modeled from anthropogenic radiocarbon tracer measurements

  Citation: 804

  Authors: Robert E.M., John G., C. David L., Tamsin C.

• Estimation of stature from long bones of American Whites and Negroes

  Citation: 787

  Authors: Mildred, Goldine C.

• Who's afraid of the big bad Wolff?: “Wolff's law” and bone functional adaptation

  Citation: 748

  Authors: Christopher, Brigitte, Erik

• The locomotor anatomy of <i>Australopithecus afarensis</i>

  Citation: 732

  Authors: Jack T., Randall L.

• Patterns of molar wear in hunter–gatherers and agriculturalists

  Citation: 698

  Authors: B. Holly