Annual Review of Anthropology

In the late 1950s, anthropologist Bernard J. Siegel received a grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an anthropology journal that published review articles surveying recent developments in the field.{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.an.22.100193.000245|title=The First Twenty Years|year=1993|last1=Siegel|first1=Bernard J.|journal=Annual Review of Anthropology|volume=22|pages=1–35}} Stanford University Press published the first volume Biennial Review of Anthropology in 1959. Siegel was the editor of the journal. By the publication of the third volume of the journal Siegel was approached by psychologist Ernest R. Hilgard, member of the board of directors of Annual Reviews, about publishing the journal with them instead of Stanford University Press. Siegel was initially resistant, though eventually saw the advantages of switching publishers. The Biennial Review of Anthropology released seven volumes in total through 1971.

Beginning in 1972, the project was assumed by the nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews,{{cite journal|jstor=2949226|title=Front Matter|journal=Biennial Review of Anthropology|year=1971|volume=7|pages=i–vii}} with Siegel remaining as editor. The format changed to annual publication instead of every other year, with the title changed to Annual Review of Anthropology. It became the second journal title in the social sciences published by Annual Reviews, after the Annual Review of Psychology was first released in 1950.{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.an.1.010172.100001|title=Preface by the Editors and the Editorial Committee|journal=Annual Review of Anthropology|year=1972|volume=1}} Starting with the second volume, it included prefatory chapters where prominent anthropologists reflected on their careers. The twenty-fifth volume, published in 1996, marked the first time that the journal was published electronically.{{Cite journal|last=Durham|first=William H.|date=2000-10-21|title=Preface by William H. Durham|url=http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.an.29.010100.100001|journal=Annual Review of Anthropology|language=en|volume=29|issue=1|pages=annurev.an.29.010100.100001|doi=10.1146/annurev.an.29.010100.100001|issn=0084-6570}}

It defines its scope as covering significant developments in the field of anthropology; it covers subfields like archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, international and regional anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology.{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/anthro| title=Annual Review of Anthropology| website=Annual Reviews| access-date=15 December 2020}} As of 2023, according to Journal Citation Reports, the journal has an impact factor of 2.8, ranking it ninth out of 91 journals in the category "Anthropology". It is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, IBZ Online, Anthropological Literature, and Academic Search, among others.{{cite web|url=http://miar.ub.edu/issn/0084-6570| title=Annual Review of Anthropology| website=MIAR| access-date=15 December 2020}}

The Annual Review of Anthropology is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors.{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreviews.org/page/authors/editorial-policies| title=Editorial Principles and Policies| website=Annual Reviews| access-date=15 December 2020}} Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted. Peer review of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreviews.org/page/authors/author-instructions/unsolicited-authors| title=Information for Unsolicited Authors and Reviewers| access-date=15 December 2020| website=Annual Reviews}}

Dates indicate publication years in which someone was credited as a lead editor or co-editor of a journal volume. The planning process for a volume begins well before the volume appears, so appointment to the position of lead editor generally occurred prior to the first year shown here. An editor who has retired or died may be credited as a lead editor of a volume that they helped to plan, even if it is published after their retirement or death.

• Bernard J. Siegel (1959–1992)
• William H. Durham (1993–2008){{Cite journal|last=Durham|first=William H.|date=2008|title=Preface: Keep Evolving!|url=http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.an.37.091808.100001|journal=Annual Review of Anthropology|language=en|volume=37|issue=1|pages=annurev.an.37.091808.100001|doi=10.1146/annurev.an.37.091808.100001|issn=0084-6570}}
• Don Brenneis and Peter Ellison (2010–2014){{cite web |title=CO-EDITORS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANTHROPOLOGY - VOLUME 39, 2010 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2010,anthro |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=28 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=CO-EDITORS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANTHROPOLOGY - VOLUME 43, 2014 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2014,anthro |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=28 July 2021}}
• Brenneis and Karen B. Strier (announced 2012;{{Cite journal|last1=Brenneis|first1=Don|last2=Ellison|first2=Peter|date=2012-10-21|title=Preface: A Material World in Transition|url=http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-an-41-092412-100001|journal=Annual Review of Anthropology|language=en|volume=41|issue=1|pages=annurev–an–41-092412-100001|doi=10.1146/annurev-an-41-092412-100001|issn=0084-6570}} credited for issues 2015{{cite web |title=CO-EDITORS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANTHROPOLOGY - VOLUME 44, 2015 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2015,anthro |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=28 July 2021}}–present)

As of 2025, the editorial committee consists of the co-editors and the following members:{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?0000,anthro| title=Annual Review of Anthropology, Current Editorial Committee| access-date=March 1, 2025| website=Annual Reviews}}

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• Eduardo Góes Neves
• Sharon N. DeWitte
• Angela Reyes
• Sonja van Wichelen
• Graham M. Jones
• Uzma Z. Rizvi
• Eduardo G. Neves
• Annemarie Samuels

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