Anthropological Science (AS) publishes research papers, review articles, brief communications, and material reports in physical anthropology and related disciplines. The scope of AS encompasses all aspects of human and primate evolution and variation. We welcome research papers in molecular and morphological variation and evolution, genetics and population biology, growth and development, biomechanics, anatomy and physiology, ecology and behavioral biology, osteoarcheology and prehistory, and other disciplines relating to the understanding of human evolution and the biology of the human condition.

Anthropological Science is the official journal of the Anthropological Society of Nippon (ASN) which, founded in 1884, continues to be the center for anthropological research in Japan. Society members have traditionally had a strong background in studies concerning Japan and the other Asian-Pacific regions. More recently, in addition to this tradition, members are actively promoting research in a worldwide perspective with increasing international exposure. In 1993, Anthropological Science succeeded Jinruigaku Zasshi (or the Journal of the Anthropological Society of Nippon), as the official journal of ASN. Our aim is to continue to serve as a significant outlet for quality research regarding the evolutionary history of human populations, not only of the Japanese archipelago but also in broader Asian-Pacific and worldwide contexts.