About this journal

Aims and scope

ethnos is a peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology. ethnos provides a forum where a wide variety of different anthropologies can gather together and enter into critical exchange.

ethnos encourages submissions both from scholars working in anthropology and those in other disciplines whose work can make a substantial contribution to topics of concern to anthropologists.

ethnos publishes original papers that promote theoretical, methodological and empirical developments within the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology.

Please submit Manuscripts electronically at the Ethnos Manuscript Central site.

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles published in ethnos have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 170K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 3.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.111 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.392 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 20 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 19 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 39% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editors-In-Chief

Nils Bubandt - Aarhus University, Denmark

Mark Graham - Stockholm University, Sweden

Book Review Editors
Noa Vaisman - Aarhus University, Denmark


Associate Editors
Kenneth M. George - The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Kirsten Hastrup - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Don Kulick - New York University, USA
Sandy Robertson - University of California at Santa Barbara, USA, University of Edinburgh, UK
Joel L. Robbins - University of California at San Diego, USA
Patricia Spyer - Leiden University, The Netherlands

Advisory Board
Lila Abu-Lughod - Columbia University, USA
Anne Allison - Duke University, USA
Hugh Beach - Uppsala University, Sweden
T.O. Beidelman - New York University, USA
Dominic Boyer - Cornell University, USA
Michael Carrithers - Durham University, UK
Hastings Donnan - Queen’ University, Belfast, UK
Marita Eastmond - Göteborg University, Sweden
Jeanette Edwards - University of Manchester, UK
Richard Eves - Australian National University, Australia
Magnus Fiskesjö - Cornell University, USA
Michael C. Gilsenan - New York University,USA
Andre Gingrich - University of Vienna, Austria
Marcio Goldman - Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bruce Grant - New York University, USA
R. Joy Hendry - Oxford Brookes University, UK
Alf Hornborg - Lund University, Sweden
Tim Ingold - University of Aberdeen, UK
Christian Krohn-Hansen - Oslo University, Norway
Karin Norman- Stockholm University, Sweden
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney - University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
Wilhelm Östberg - Museum of Ethnography, Sweden
Joanna Overing - University of St. Andrews, UK
Gislí Pálsson - University of Iceland, Iceland
Joao Pina Cabral, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Danilyn Rutherford - University of Chicago, USA
Bev Skeggs - Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
Martin Sökefeld - University of Bern, Switzerland
Christopher B. Steiner - Connecticut College, USA
Verena Stolcke - Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Philip Taylor - Australian National University, Australia
Borut Telban- University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bob Tonkinson - University of Western Australia, Australia
Ulla Wagner - Museum of Ethnography, Sweden
Pnina Werbner - Keele University, UK
Unni Wikan - University of Oslo, Norway

Editorial enquiries relating to articles and special issues may be directed to [email protected]
Enquiries relating to book reviews and Bookmarks may be directed to [email protected]

Please send Review copies to the Book Review Editors at:
Department of Anthropology
University of Aarhus
Moesgaard Alle 20
8270 Hojbjerg, Denmark

Abstracting and indexing

Ethnos is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:

ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts)
Abstracts in Anthropology
Anthropological Index Online
Anthropological Literature
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Bibliography of Native North Americans
C S A Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Current Abstracts
Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics)
Hispanic American Periodicals Index
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Linguistic Bibliography
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
OCLC
Periodicals Index Online
Religion Index One: Periodicals
Scopus (Elsevier)
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts

Open access

Ethnos is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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