Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology

The Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology (also known as the OEA and formerly known as the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology) is a free, peer-reviewed open access encyclopedia dedicated to the encyclopedic coverage of social and cultural anthropology.

Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology (OEA)
Type of site
Online encyclopedia of anthropology
Available inEnglish and French
Owner
Founder(s)Felix Stein
Editors
  • Hanna Nieber (2023-ongoing)
  • Rachel Cantave (2023-ongoing)
  • Riddhi Bhandari (2023-ongoing)
  • Felix Stein (2017-2022)
Launched2017 (2017)
ISSN2398-516X

Peer review

All Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology entries are peer-reviewed by at least three anonymous experts reviewers; the articles are also reviewed by the work's managing editors. The review process employed by the encyclopedia is single-blind, meaning that the reviewers know who the authors are, but the authors are unaware as to who reviewed their work.[1]

History

The publication was originally launched in November 2017 as the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology, a collaboration between Felix Stein and the University of Cambridge's Department of Social Anthropology. It was relaunched as an inter-departmental publication under the name Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology in January 2023 by the Germany-based NGO Verlag Offenes Wissen (Open Knowledge Press).[2][3][4][5][6] The encyclopedia is listed in both the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) the Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources (ROAD).[2][7]

Funding

The encyclopedia was initially funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation and a Economic and Social Research Council "Impact Acceleration" grant.[4] In 2023, the encyclopedia signed an agreement with the German open access service provider Knowledge Unlatched, whereby Knowledge Unlatched will support the publication of 18 articles per year for three years.[8]

References
  1. "Submit an Entry | Review Process". Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. "About". Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. "Cambridge encyclopedia of anthropology: Open-access anthropology for education and public policy (phase 1)". REF 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. Neumark, Aurelia (8 January 2021). "SUM post-doctorate works to promote open access to scholarship in social anthropology". University of Oslo. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. "Open Knowledge Press". Open Knowledge Press. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology (CEA)". Directory of Open Access Journals. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. "Pledging 2023: The Anniversary Brochure" (PDF). Knowledge Unlatched. 2023. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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