Coverage

The following charts give some indication of the richness and breadth of coverage

Fig 1 Topical Coverage

AIO currently indexes 782 journals of which 82 cover a mix of topics that range from socio-cultural anthropology to physical anthropology, linguistics and archaeology.

496 journals cover ethnography and socio-cultural anthropology only, 158 cover archaeology, 38 cover physical anthropology, and 8 deal with linguistics.

Fig 2 Regional Coverage - socio-cultural anthropology

Of 496 indexed journals dedicated to socio-cultural anthropology 206 are of general nature. The remaining are further divided according to regional coverage: Europe (104), Americas (78), Asia (47), Africa (43), Australasia (18).

Fig 3 Regional Coverage - archaeology

Of 158 indexed journals dedicated to archaeology 35 are of general nature. The remaining are further divided according to regional coverage: Europe (49), Americas (42), Asia (14), Africa (10), Australasia (8).

Fig 4 Language of Publication

Of 782 journal titles indexed 433 are published in English, 196 are Latin-based, 77 are in Slavonic languages and the remaining 76 are in other world languages . 

Ethnic groups

These charts show percentages of the 1588 ethnic groups covered by continent and regions.

By Continent

Europe, 153; Asia, 431; Australasia, 122; Africa, 408; America, 474; Total, 1588

Europe

Western Europe, 23; British Isles, 6; Scandinavia, 12; Central Europe, 17; Western Mediterranean, 21; South-East Europe, 31; Eastern Europe and Baltic States, 43; Total, 153

Asia

Middle and Near East, 38; South Asia, 158; South-East Asia, 133; Central Asia and Far East, 102; Total, 431

Australasia

Australia, 15; New Zealand and Polynesia, 13; Micronesia, 2; Melanesia, 94; Total, 124

Africa

North and Northeast Africa, 60; West Africa, 173; Central Africa, 51; East Africa, 69; Southern Africa, 54 ; Total, 407

America

North America, 202; Central America, 66; Caribbean Islands, 10; South America, 196; Total, 474