Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

Aims & Scope

The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology (TAPJA) is a leading refereed scholarly journal that publishes social and cultural anthropological research with a focus on the Asia and Pacific region, including Australia.

This region has been a crucible for significant advances in the discipline and remains an important site for the development of concepts and debates.

The international focus of the journal encompasses regional scholars and emerging voices from centres of research in the region.

Contributions may include digital media files, including video, that are published in the online version.

TAPJA publishes review essays, reviews of books and multimedia products (including music, films, and web sites) relevant to anthropological research and education.

The journal is now published 5 times a year.

This allows timely publication of single articles as well the space to explore important current themes in special issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19075

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	52

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.239

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.70

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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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.

• <i>Nahe biti</i>: The philosophy and process of grassroots reconciliation (and justice) in East Timor

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Dionísio

• ‘Where's our development?’

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Simon

• Unpaid Wages: Local Narratives and the Imagination of the Nation

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Elizabeth G.

• Ethnolocality

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Tom

• The modernising of the indigenous domestic moral economy

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Nicolas, John

• Reframing<i>Tri Hita Karana</i>: From ‘Balinese Culture’ to Politics

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Dik, Gede

• Mobile Persons: Cell phones, Gender and the Self in North India

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Assa

• Diasporic Dreams, Middle-Class Moralities and Migrant Domestic Workers Among Muslim Filipinos in Saudi Arabia

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Mark

• Development-Induced Displacement and Women: The Case of the Tehri Dam, India

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Tulsi Charan

• Adat in Indonesian Land Law: A Promise for the Future or a Dead End?

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Adriaan, Yance

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