Editor-in-Chief: Trudy Turner
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The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA) is the leading publication in physical anthropology. We welcome for consideration manuscripts that contribute to an understanding of the adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives throughout the order Primates.
We publish articles within an anthropological or evolutionary context in the areas of bioarcheology, paleoanthropology, skeletal biology, genetics, human biology, and non-human primate behavior and ecology. We also seek submissions in new and developing areas that contribute to the growth of the field.
Introducing Our Name Change
American Journal of Biological Anthropology
Wiley and the American Association of Biological Anthropologists are happy to introduce the name change of the journal and yearly supplement to the American Journal of Biological Anthropology and Yearbook of Biological Anthropology effective in 2022. Click here for more information.
Journal Overview
The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA) is the official journal of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. The Journal is published monthly in three quarterly volumes. The reputation of the AJBA as the leading publication in biological anthropology is built on its century-long record of publishing high quality scientific articles in a wide range of topics. Read the full Overview here.
The Yearbook of Biological Anthropology
The 2022 issue of the Yearbook of Biological Anthropology is now available and free to download!
The Yearbook of Biological Anthropology is an annual supplement of the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, and provides broad but thorough coverage of developments within the discipline.
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Meet the Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Trudy Turner is a Professor of Anthropology and Secretary of the University at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and an affiliated faculty member in the Genetics Department at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Dr. Turner is an active AABA member, and served as Editor for the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology. Read more about Dr. Turner here.
Media Reviews
Meet the Editors
Marc Kissel and Ryan Harrod are the new editors for Media Reviews a new section that features expert reviews of the myriad communication modes in which bioanthropological reasearch, teaching and learning, and public outreach take place in the contemporary, global world.
Learn more about Media Reviews and the editors here.
Editor's Choice
American Journal of Biological Anthropology will start featuring "Editor's Choice Articles". The new program will highlight one paper per issue chosen by Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Trudy Turner, based on the impact of topic and scientific quality. Each selected article will be available for 3 months post publication. Read the Editor’s Choice articles here.
Unilateral Cascade Title
The American Journal of Biological Anthropology unilaterally cascades with the International Journal of Osteoarcheology. Rejected authors of relevant manuscripts will be offered for their paper to be referred to the cascaded titles.
Bi-lateral Cascade Titles
The American Journal of Biological Anthropology bi-laterally cascades with the journals the American Journal of Primatology and the American Journal of Human Biology. Rejected authors of relevant manuscripts will be offered for their paper to be referred to the cascaded titles.
AJBA offers Open Science badges from the Center for Open Science
The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA) is now offering the following three Open Science badges from the Center for Open Science – Open Materials, Open Data, and Preregistered Research Designs. Authors will have an opportunity at the time of manuscript submission to determine whether they wish to participate. Applying and qualifying for Open Science badges is not a requirement for publishing with the journal. Further information about the program is available in the Author Guidelines.
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Articles
Lifestyle and patterns of physical activity in Hadza foragers
- 20 September 2023
Covariation between the shape and mineralized tissues of the rib cross section in Homo sapiens, Pan troglodytes and Sts 14
- 19 September 2023
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Brief communication: The London atlas of human tooth development and eruption
- 481-490
- 22 March 2010
Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death
- 15-28
- September 1985
A newly developed visual method of sexing the os pubis
- 297-301
- March 1969
Ectocranial suture closure: A revised method for the determination of skeletal age at death based on the lateral‐anterior sutures
- 57-66
- September 1985
Recent issues
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This issue of the Yearbook of Biological Anthropology marks my penultimate issue and the first that the Yearbook has been published as the Yearbook of Biological Anthropology rather than as the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology. I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the Associate Editors for the Yearbook, these being: Jada Benn Torres, Jane Buikstra, Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, Darryl de Ruiter, Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Agustín Fuentes, Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, and Laura MacLatchy. Yearbook articles ordinarily are solicited, and consequently I rely heavily on the Associate Editors to identify emerging as well as traditional areas of research and to suggest scholars who can provide stimulating review articles. With this said, we are also open to authors volunteering potential articles for the Yearbook. The deadline for the 2023 issue has passed, and planning should be beginning for the 2024 issue. The 2024 issue and the following four issues will be under the very capable direction of co-editors Sheela Athreya and Graciela Cabana, so if you have an idea for a manuscript, please do not hesitate to contact them at https://www.yearbookbioanth.com/editors-2024-2028.
This issue of the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology marks my third year serving as Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the Yearbook and marks the middle issue of my tenure as EIC (2019–2023). I would first like to offer my sincere thanks to the Associate Editors for the Yearbook, these being: Jada Benn Torres, Jane Buikstra, Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, Darryl de Ruiter, Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Agustín Fuentes, Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, and Laura MacLatchy. Yearbook articles ordinarily are solicited, and consequently I rely heavily on the Associate Editors to identify emerging as well as traditional areas of research and to suggest scholars who can provide stimulating review articles. With this said, we are also open to authors volunteering potential articles for the Yearbook. If you are considering submitting a manuscript to the Yearbook, please do not hesitate to contact me or one of the Associate Editors with a proposal for an article. If the proposal has merit, then you will be formally invited to submit a manuscript electronically in Scholar One. The deadline for first submissions of manuscripts is June 30th of each year. This being the 2021 issue, the deadline for the 2022 issue is imminent. As a practical matter, it is the 2023 issue that is in the planning stages now.
This issue of the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology marks my second year serving as Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the Yearbook. I would first like to offer my sincere thanks to the Associate Editors for the Yearbook, these being: Jane Buikstra, Darryl De Ruiter, Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Agustín Fuentes, Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, Laura MacLatchy, Connie Mulligan, and John Relethford. Sadly, the Yearbook is losing two of these Associate Editors in the coming year. Jada Benn Torres will replace Connie Mulligan and Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel will replace John Relethford. I welcome both Jada and Noreen onto the editorial board and again thank Connie and John for their service. Yearbook articles ordinarily are solicited, and consequently I rely heavily on the Associate Editors to identify emerging as well as traditional areas of research and to suggest scholars who can provide stimulating review articles. With this said, we are also open to authors volunteering potential articles for the Yearbook. If you are considering submitting a manuscript to the Yearbook, please do not hesitate to contact me or one of the Associate Editors with a proposal for an article. If the proposal has merit, then you will be formally invited to submit a manuscript electronically in Scholar One. The deadline for first submissions of manuscripts is June 30th of each year. This being the 2020 issue, the deadline for the 2021 issue is this June, which is only a few months away. The deadline for the 2022 issue will be June 30, 2021. The 2022 issue will be my penultimate as EIC, so there are only two more submission deadlines.
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