Academic anthropological knowledge is the product of lengthy research, and is published in recognized peer-reviewed academic journals. As part of this peer review, theories and reports are rigorously and comparatively tested before publication. The following publications are generally recognized as the major sources of anthropological knowledge.
These journals publish articles in the four fields of anthropology: archaeology, biological, cultural, and linguistic.
published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute
publishes contributions in the field of social and cultural anthropology; primary regional orientation is to the peoples of Oceania, primarily comprising Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and southeast Asia
published by the Anthropological Society of Oxford; established 1970
published by Zeta Books; established 2012