PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review

Aims & Scope

Publication of the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology, PoLAR publishes cutting-edge work in the field of political and legal anthropology, broadly defined.

This innovative interdisciplinary publication features articles on such issues as nationalism, citizenship, political and legal processes, the state, civil society, colonialism, postcolonial public spheres, multiculturalism, and media politics.

In addition to articles, PoLAR publishes syllabi, symposia, book reviews, methodological pieces, narratives of teaching strategies, research notes, and interviews.

PoLAR is published semiannually.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.491

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11761

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	74

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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.

• Neoliberal Multiculturalism

  Citation: 539

  Authors: Charles R.

• Studying Up Revisited

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Hugh

• Assembling Partial Perspectives: Thoughts on the Anthropology of Bureaucracy

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Colin

• Cultural Citizenship in San Jose, California

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Renato

• Documenting Accountability: Environmental Impact Assessment in a Peruvian Mining Project

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Fabiana

• Human Rights Law and the Demonization of Culture (And Anthropology Along the Way)

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Sally Engle

• Gluing Globalization: NGOs as Intermediaries in Haiti

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Mark

• The Governance of Things: Documenting Limbo in the Greek Asylum Procedure

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Heath

• States of Insecurity: Everyday Emergencies, Public Secrets, and Drug Trafficker Power in a Brazilian <i>Favela</i>

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Ben

• The Magic of the Populace: An Ethnography of Illegibility in the South African Immigration Bureaucracy

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Colin

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