Anthropology of Consciousness

Aims & Scope

A publication of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, Anthropology of Consciousness (AOC) publishes articles from multidisciplinary perspectives that focus on the study of consciousness and/or its practical application to contemporary issues.

The journal supports rigorous and empirically-based inquiries into consciousness that utilize diverse methodologies, including ethnographic, scientific, experiential, historical, and alternative ways of knowing.

Anthropology of Consciousness publishes semiannually and consists of peer-reviewed full length articles and book reviews, as well as letters to the editor.

The journal publishes research on a wide spectrum of topics — altered states of consciousness, religion, possession, trance, dissociative states, shamanistic, mediumistic and mystical traditions, indigenous healing practices, linguistic, philosophical, social and symbolic studies, and cultural psychology.

AOC values interdisciplinary perspectives, respects diverse traditions, and prioritizes inclusiveness and open dialogue in the study of consciousness.

AOC welcomes submissions that reflect on how consciousness and human transformation can be made relevant to the challenges of our age, with the aim of a praxis to catalyze a shift toward a more just world.

All articles are submitted to a double-blind review process.

Referees based on expertise in the subject area addressed by the submission.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.212

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20471

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	55

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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 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.

• Introduction: Toward an Anthropology of Affect and Evocative Ethnography

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Ian, Alisse

• Facing Risk: Levinas, Ethnography, and Ethics

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Peter, Kevin Lewis

• Does God Exist in Methodological Atheism? On Tanya Lurhmann's <i>When God Talks Back</i> and Bruno Latour

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Jon

• The Globalization of Ayahuasca Shamanism and the Erasure of Indigenous Shamanism

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Evgenia

• The Reality of Spirits: A Tabooed or Permitted Field of Study?

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Edith B.

• Learning the Grammar of Animacy¹

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Robin Wall

• The Mind in the Cave — the Cave in the Mind: Altered Consciousness in the Upper Paleolithic

  Citation: 40

  Authors: David J., Jean

• Drug Tourism in the Amazon

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Marlene Dobkin

• Dark Side of the Shroom: Erasing Indigenous and Counterculture Wisdoms with Psychedelic Capitalism, and the Open Source Alternative

  Citation: 32

  Authors: NeÅŸe, Trey, Richard

• The Phenomenology of Body‐Mind: The Contrasting Cases of Flow in Sports and Contemplation

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Jeremy, Mihaly

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