The Journal of Anthropological Research
THE JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOGICAL RESEARCH is published by the University of New Mexico in the interest of general anthropology. Published from 1945 through 1972 as the SOUTHWESTERN JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY, JAR continues a tradition actually begun by the Department of Anthropology with the NEW MEXICO ANTHROPOLOGIST in 1937-44.

JAR publishes substantive, peer-reviewed articles--as well as book reviews-- in all areas of anthropological research, totaling some 500-600 pp. in each 4-issue volume. SWJA was founded by UNM Professor Leslie Spier, who was Editor until his death in 1961; subsequent Editors have been Harry Basehart (both with Stanley Newman and alone), James Spuhler, Philip Bock and--since 1995--Lawrence Straus. JAR is one of UNM's flagship publications, with about 1100 subscribers--mainly university & college libraries--distributed among all 50 states (plus D.C., Puerto Rico & Guam) and about 45 foreign countries. Generally between 50-60 article manuscripts are received each year, of which only 16-18 are published. About 100 books are reviewed in each volume.

In 1995, Professor Straus began the twice-yearly JAR Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring major figures in the various subfields of anthropology. The Lectures are later published in the JOURNAL. JAR, because it is non-profit and independent, is a bargain, despite the high quality of the articles & reviews it publishes. Many of anthropology's greatest researchers & thinkers--both American & non-American--have published in SWJA/JAR over the years. In 2004, JAR celebrates the 60th Anniversary of this now-venerable institution.

Information on subscribing to the JOURNAL, titles of recent & upcoming articles, abstracts, book review lists, the Lecture series, a ten-year index, and information on the history of SWJA/JAR can be obtained from the JAR website (see below).

**UPDATE** JAR will be available on-line to insititutional subscribers which also take the JAR in hard copy beginning in January, 2006 . This will be for an extra fee of $25.

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Human Nature: An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective
Human Nature is published as one volume in four quarterly issues per year by Aldine De Gruyter, a division of Walter De Gruyter, Inc.

Scientific Editor: Jane B. Lancaster, Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico
Associate Editor, John Bock, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton
Assistant Editor (copy): June-el Piper

Scope and mission
Human Nature is dedicated to advancing the interdisciplinary investigation of the biological, social, evolutionary and environmental factors that underlie human behavior. It focuses primarily on the functional unity in which these factors are continuously and mutually interactive, including:

• evolutionary, biological and sociological processes as they interact with human social behavior;
• biological, social and demographic consequences of human evolution and history;
• cross-cultural, cross-species, and historical perspectives on human behavior;
• the relevance of this perspective to scientific, social and policy issues.

The journal specializes in human evolutionary ecology, biology, and behavior. The papers we publish, although based on theory, are highly empirical in terms of substantive testing of theoretical predictions with data.

Human Nature is now in its 15th year of publication. In 2002 Human Nature was listed 9th in an international ranking of the impacts of 53 anthropological journals and 6th out of 25 Social Science/BioMed journals. It is abstracted in Sociological Abstracts, Psychological Abstracts, BIOSIS, Social Science Citation Index, Research Alert, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts and Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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