JOURNAL DESANTHRӨҎӨLOGUES

Published both in print and on line, the Journal des Anthropologues, formerly the Bulletin de l’Association Française des Anthropologues, is published by the French Association of Anthropologists. It was founded in 1979 with the goal to promote this discipline and, specifically, all that it brings to the social, political and ideological’s understanding of contemporaneous societies.

The Journal defends a comparatist perspective, open to the field analyses of related disciplines (sociology, psychoanalysis, political science, economics, etc.) and to the social analyses of alternative expressions (performing arts, images, etc.).

The different thematic dossiers and their respective calls for papers [link] explore innovative research fields opening up new perspectives for the discipline alongside reflections about its progress. The sections « Research and Debate » ; « Current Anthropologies  » ; « Visual Anthropology » ; « Echoes from here and elsewhere »; are mostly devoted to methodological and epistemological considerations as well to evolutions in fieldwork and other procedures of exercising anthropology.

The Journal is published by the editorial committee with assistance from an international scientific committee https://www.afa.msh-paris.fr/

Papers are published in French and English after an assessment process.

To subscribe to the Journal  https://www.afa.msh-paris.fr/or to order issues

https://www.afa.msh-paris.fr/

The AFA’s Journal des Anthropologues is supported by the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Foundation, le Centre National du Livre, le CNRS and French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

For each issue, the « dossier » brings together a set of unpublished articles organized around a theme developed in a call for papers https://www.afa.msh-paris.fr/

Items must not exceed 40,000 characters (spaces, title, keywords, abstracts in English and French included). They may include images (to be defined with Release Managers).
They are to be sent to the member coordinator team and copied to the following address : secretariat.afa.01_AT_gmail.com

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The sections

RESEARCH AND DEBATE
This section aims to feed the intellectual dynamics of the anthropological discipline. It incorporates articles of various kinds :
– papers opening theoretical, methodological and epistemological reflections.
– Reflections on the future of the discipline.
– Controversial essays and contradictory positions.
– Reactions to articles published in the Journal des anthropologues.

Proposals must not exceed 40,000 characters (spaces, title, keywords, abstracts in English and French included) and should be sent to:
Annie Benveniste : annie.benveniste_AT_univ-paris8.fr
Nicole Khouri : khouri.n_AT_wanadoo.fr
Monique Selim : monique._AT_ird.fr
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CURRENT ANTHROPOLOGIES
The purpose of this section is to publish interviews and/or original texts by researchers on a recent news item. The aim is to make it more readable, to put it into context, in its political, economic, social, symbolic and ideological dimensions, social, symbolic and ideological dimensions.
Submissions must not exceed 40,000 characters (including spaces, title, keywords, summaries in English and French). They should be sent to:

Pascale Absi : pascale.absi_AT_ird.fr
Catherine Deschamps : catherine.deschamps_ AT_paris-lavillette.archi.fr
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ECHOES FROM HERE AND ELSEWHERE
This section echoes the activity of the discipline. It hosts synthetic articles giving a reasoned and problematised account of colloquia, congress, seminars, study days, debates, etc… in France and abroad.

Proposals must not exceed 10,000 characters (spaces, title, keywords, abstracts in English and French included) and should be sent to:
Emir Mahieddin : emir.mahieddin_AT_ehess.fr
Estelle Miramond : estelle.miramond _AT_ gmail.com
Vincent Rubio : rubiovincent_AT_hotmail.com
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VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
This section contains articles that address the contributions of documentary cinema, fiction films and television productions to anthropology, along with theoretical articles concerning the use of film, multimedia, photography or performance as supports for creating or retrieving anthropological data. In addition, the section aims to promote European and international research that renews the organisation of the disciplinary field (teaching, ongoing learning, direction, diffusion/distribution, archives and media libraries). Its content will be enriched by film chronicles programmed at events, reviews of publications related to this field of study, some information on news in visual anthropology (festivals, congresses, colloquia) and articles about specialized websites.

Proposals must not exceed 40,000 signs (spaces, title, keywords, abstracts in English and French included) and should be sent to:

Sophie Accolas : sophie.accolas_AT_gmail.com
Nadine Wanono-Gauthier: wanononadine_AT_yahoo.fr
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OPERATION AND EDITORIAL STANDARDS

The Journal des Anthropologues publishes original articles in print and online in both French and English.

Publishing a scientific journal incurs costs. At a time when there is increasing demand for open and free online access, the sale of articles from the Journal des Anthropologues on Cairn allows the journal to maintain its independence and its print version. After two years, articles become freely accessible on OpenEdition and Persée (for issues from 1989 to 1997). Authors agree to waive their copyright.

The Editorial Committee is composed of members elected to the Bureau. Former Bureau members automatically remain part of the Editorial Committee as long as they continue to participate in its activities.

Each article undergoes an initial review by the editors responsible for thematic dossiers or sections. These editors may request preliminary modifications before submitting the article to the Editorial Committee or may reject the submission outright.

The Editorial Committee assigns two reviewers—one internal to the AFA and one external. In case of conflicting opinions, a third review is requested. Based on these evaluations, the Editorial Committee makes its decision: (1) acceptance as is, (2) suggested modifications, (3) conditional acceptance pending revisions, or (4) rejection. This process is conducted anonymously.

The journal accepts inclusive writing. Authors may choose their preferred inclusive language conventions, but they must remain consistent throughout the article. If using a midpoint, it must be a middle dot: professeur·e and not professeur·e.


Articles may include up to two high-quality illustrations with captions (photographs, maps, graphs, drawings, etc.), chosen in collaboration with the publication’s editors.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES

To ensure a smooth and efficient review and layout process for your submissions:

• Submit proposals by email in WORD or RTF format.
• Use single spacing and 12-point font size.
• Maintain adequate margins (approximately 3 cm on each side) to allow for corrections.
• Article titles should not exceed 60–70 characters (including spaces). If there is a subtitle, the total should not exceed 80–90 characters.
• Use only one level of headings within the text (no sub-subheadings or numbering).
• Italicize vernacular terms.
• Do not italicize quotations.
• Quotations longer than two sentences or three lines must be presented as a separate paragraph.
• Use automatic footnotes for citations.
• In-text references (Author, Date) must be compiled at the end of the article.
• Provide a summary (500 characters, including spaces) in both French and English, along with 4–5 keywords in both languages.
• Illustrations must include: Title. Date. (Credits).
• When submitting your article, be sure to include your institutional affiliation and contact details.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDELINESS

Follow the APA citation format, as described by various academic institutions, including the libraries of Lyon and Montreal universities.

This referencing format is compatible with bibliographic management tools like Zotero and is natively supported by most scientific publication platforms (OpenEdition, Cairn, Erudit, etc.).

Always include DOIs for articles and academic books, even if they were accessed in print format.

Examples of Citations

Journal Article

• In-text: (Mahieddin & Gallardo, 2021)
• Bibliography: MAHIEDDIN, E. & GALLARDO, L. (2021). Perspectives anthropologiques sur la liberté. Journal des anthropologues, 164-165, 21-41. https://doi.org/10.4000/jda.10499

Book

• In-text: (Boetsch & Chevé, 2002)
• Bibliography: BOETSCH, G., & CHEVÉ, D. (Eds.). (2002). Le corps dans tous ses états : Regards anthropologiques. Paris: CNRS Éditions. https://doi.org/10.4000/books.editionscnrs.1933

Book Chapter

• In-text: (Dauphiné, 2002)
• Bibliography: DAUPHINÉ, J. (2002). Le corps du Canaque dans le regard des savants (1860-1940). In G. Boetsch & D. Chevé (Eds.), Le corps dans tous ses états : Regards anthropologiques. CNRS Éditions. https://doi.org/10.4000/books.editionscnrs.1945

Book Review

Bibliography: DAVAULT, C. & LEBLON, A. (2021). « Transmettre, expérimenter, éprouver l’enquête de terrain » : Journée d’études − 27 novembre 2020, Université Paris 8 – LAVUE/ALTER. Journal des anthropologues, 164-165, 249–253. https://doi.org/10.4000/jda.10989

In-text: (Davault & Leblon, 2021)

FOR ONLINE RESOURCES ONLY

• Do not include links to personal or institutional web pages.
• Use the hyperlink function in your word processor to rename URLs.
  • Example:
    • Instead of: https://blogs.mediapart.fr/pascal-maillard/blog/211021/liberte-academique-et-justice-sociale-12
    • Use: blogs.mediapart.fr.

In-text citation format: Insert a footnote with the following format:

Articles, Media, Reports, Documents, etc.

• Author’s Name, “Title of the article/report/video,” Domain name [with hyperlink], Date of publication.
  • → Isabelle Merle, “Sous la colonisation en Nouvelle-Calédonie, les Kanak ont subi une exploitation sans borne,” Lemonde.fr, 02/06/2024.

Social Media

• Author’s Name, Account Name [with hyperlink], Date of publication.
  • → “Qui sont (vraiment) les Soulèvements de la Terre?,” Konbini documentary, 16/07/2024.

Wikipedia

• “Article Title,” Wikipedia [with hyperlink to the article].
  • → “Nicole-Claude Mathieu,” Wikipedia.