Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
Published by Taylor & Francis
ISSN : 0145-9740 eISSN : 1545-5882
Abbreviation : Med. Anthropol. Cross Cult. Stud. Health Illn.
Aims & Scope
Medical Anthropology provides a global forum for scholarly articles on the social patterns of ill-health and disease transmission, and experiences of and knowledge about health, illness and wellbeing.
These include the nature, organization and movement of peoples, technologies and treatments, and how inequalities pattern access to these.
Articles published in the journal showcase the theoretical sophistication, methodological soundness and ethnographic richness of contemporary medical anthropology.
Through the publication of empirical articles and editorials, we encourage our authors and readers to engage critically with the key debates of our time.
Medical Anthropology invites manuscripts on a wide range of topics, reflecting the diversity and the expanding interests and concerns of researchers in the field.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 1.50 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.520 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 53 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11171 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 321 |
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