American Journal of Physical Anthropology

The American Journal of Physical Anthropology (AJPA) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official journal of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. It was established in 1918 by Aleš Hrdlička. The journal covers the field of physical anthropology, a discipline which Hrdlička defined in the first issue as "the study of racial anatomy, physiology and pathology." The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology was the original publisher. In addition to its monthly issues, the association also publishes two supplements, the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology and a meeting supplement. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, anthropology was embedded in a larger milieu of scientific racism and eugenics. Hrdlička put prominent eugenicist Charles Davenport on the AJPA editorial board, and used his connection to the racist and anti-immigrant Madison Grant to obtain funding for his new journal. Hrdlička was deeply suspicious of genetics and statistics; not even standard deviations were allowed into his journal during his 24 years as editor in chief. After his death, the journal continued as the organ of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, which Hrdlička

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Wiley-Liss
Country
United States
History
1918–present
Website
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291096-8644
Impact factor
2.693 (2010)

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Psychology & Psychiatry

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Some of the most common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, might not be disorders at all, according to a recent paper by Washington State University biological anthropologists.

Genetics

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A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

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Health

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Other

Crisis or catastrophe: Research analyzes mortality rates

New research from the University of Toronto Scarborough shows that when it comes to defining what makes an event catastrophic in terms of the death rate—whether it's an outbreak of war, famine, disease and even extreme ...

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