The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology (TAPJA) (formerly Canberra Anthropology, first published in 1977) is a leading refereed scholarly journal devoted to the anthropological study of Asia and the Pacific. It is published jointly by the Department of Anthropology in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, and the School of Archaeology and Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts, The Australian National University.

The journal publishes research in social and cultural anthropology relating to the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, particularly anthropological and ethnographic papers concerned with contemporary debates in the region.

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All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and reports by at least two anonymous referees.

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