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American Anthropologist Template

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About the American Anthropologist format

American Anthropologist is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture, Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond. Over its lifetime it has published 31,806 papers, which have received 322,726 citations.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Anthropologist 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inIndigenous Studies and Ecology Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
ISSN0002-7294
Citation impact (2-yr)1.02
h-index226
i10-index4,236
Article processing charge$3,090
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Berkeley
Journal websiteanthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in American Anthropologist per year

257
2014
277
2015
370
2016
173
2017
197
2018
192
2019
172
2020
155
2021
135
2022
140
2023
96
2024
126
2025

Citation impact of American Anthropologist by publication year

3.6K
2014
1.8K
2015
1.4K
2016
1.7K
2017
1K
2018
2.3K
2019
1.7K
2020
1.2K
2021
766
2022
620
2023
174
2024
96
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Anthropologist

Sequencing in Conversational Openings<sup>1</sup>

Emanuel A. Schegloff · 1 Dec 1968

An attempt is made to ascertain rules for the sequencing of a limited part of natural conversation and to determine some properties and empirical consequences of the operation of those rules. Two formulations of conversational openings are suggested and the properties “nonterminality” and “conditional relevance” are developed to explicate the operation of one of them…

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American Anthropologist template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Anthropologist format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the American Anthropologist template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does American Anthropologist use?
American Anthropologist uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." American Anthropologist 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to American Anthropologist?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready American Anthropologist document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the American Anthropologist template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the American Anthropologist format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is American Anthropologist?
Wiley journal (USG class). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Wiley.
Can I export a submission-ready American Anthropologist PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official American Anthropologist template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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