Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute is the principal journal of the oldest anthropological organization in the world.

It has attracted and inspired some of the world’s greatest thinkers.

International in scope, it presents accessible papers aimed at a broad anthropological readership.

Articles, at the forefront of the discipline, range across the full spectrum of anthropology, embracing all fields and areas of inquiry – from sociocultural, biological, and archaeological, to medical, material and visual.

The JRAI is also acclaimed for its extensive book review section, and it publishes a bibliography of books received.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6172

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	368

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.854

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	80

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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.

• Cosmological Deixis and Amerindian Perspectivism

  Citation: 1608

  Authors: Eduardo Viveiros

• Beyond the suffering subject: toward an anthropology of the good

  Citation: 830

  Authors: Joel

• Cutting the Network

  Citation: 691

  Authors: Marilyn

• Affective spaces, melancholic objects: ruination and the production of anthropological knowledge*

  Citation: 441

  Authors: Yael

• Audit Culture and Anthropology: Neo-Liberalism in British Higher Education

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Cris, Susan

• For An Anthropology Of Ethics And Freedom

  Citation: 390

  Authors: James

• Footprints through the weather‐world: walking, breathing, knowing

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Tim

• Participant Objectivation*

  Citation: 347

  Authors: PIERRE

• Declarations of dependence: labour, personhood, and welfare in southern <scp>A</scp>frica

  Citation: 339

  Authors: James

• Two or Three Things that I Know about Culture

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Marshall

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