Tunisian Association of Anthropology

The Tunisian Association of Anthropology (Association Tunisienne d'Anthropologie, ATA) is a Tunisian scientific association founded in 2001 and headquartered in Sfax. It is a scholarly membership body rather than a commercial manufacturer, and its principal public-facing product is the International Journal of Modern Anthropology, a freely accessible open-access academic journal that it publishes online. The association's stated purpose is to advance anthropological research and to bridge the traditional divide between biological anthropology and cultural anthropology, promoting a multidisciplinary 'modern anthropology'. The journal is edited by Hassen Chaabani and carries both a print ISSN (1737-7374) and an electronic ISSN (1737-8176). It has been published continuously since its first issue in 2008, with issues grouped into volumes and released on a roughly annual or semi-annual cadence; the official site lists issues running from Volume 1 Issue 1 (2008) through Volume 3 Issue 26 (2026). The journal is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence and reports a Google-based Impact Factor of 3. Beyond publishing, the association organises scientific events. Its official site highlights the Sixth Symposium on Biological and Cultural Anthropology, held on 12 November 2015 at the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Beit al-Hikma, in Carthage, Tunisia, under the theme of Arab peoples between past, present and future. The association maintains an Arabic-language version of its website alongside the French and English content, reflecting its Tunisian and wider Arab-world academic audience. As a non-profit learned society, the ATA does not have shareholders, a parent company or a stock listing. Its contact address is in Sfax, and its administrative registration is recorded under Visa No. 330 of 27 July (year not fully stated in the source). Its influence is primarily scholarly: it provides a publication venue for anthropological research and a forum for conferences linking biological and cultural approaches to the study of humankind.

The Tunisian Association of Anthropology (Association Tunisienne d'Anthropologie) was founded in 2001 as a Tunisian scientific association, according to its official website. It is based in Sfax and operates as a learned society dedicated to anthropological research and exchange. A defining step in the association's history was the launch of its own scholarly journal. The International Journal of Modern Anthropology began publication with its first issue in 2008. In the inaugural editorial, the editors framed the journal's mission around the emergence of a 'modern anthropology' that would overcome the traditional break between the specialities of biological anthropology and cultural anthropology, which they argued had fragmented the study of humankind. The journal aimed to bring together anthropological specialities and to synthesise multidisciplinary data. The journal has appeared continuously since 2008. Its issues are organised into volumes: Volume 1 covers issues 1–10 (2008–2017), Volume 2 covers issues 11–20 (2018–2023), and Volume 3 covers issues 21–26 (2024–2026), as listed on the association's website. It is published online as a freely open-access journal under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence, and it reports a Google-based Impact Factor of 3. The journal carries print ISSN 1737-7374 and electronic ISSN 1737-8176, and is edited by Hassen Chaabani. Alongside publishing, the association has organised scientific meetings. Its website highlights the Sixth Symposium on Biological and Cultural Anthropology, held on 12 November 2015 at the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Beit al-Hikma, in Carthage, Tunisia, under the theme 'Arab peoples between past, present and future: anthropological studies'. The association maintains a trilingual web presence, with French, English and Arabic content, and its administrative registration is recorded under Visa No. 330 dated 27 July (year not fully specified in the source). As a non-profit scientific association, the ATA has no parent company, shareholders or stock listing. Its continuing activity centres on the International Journal of Modern Anthropology and on scholarly events for the anthropological community in Tunisia and beyond.

• 2026

  Journal issue No. 26 (Volume 3) listed, continuing the publication series.

• 2015

  Sixth Symposium on Biological and Cultural Anthropology held on 12 November at Beit al-Hikma, Carthage.

• 2008

  First issue of the International Journal of Modern Anthropology published.

• 2001

  Association founded as a Tunisian scientific association.

Non-profit Tunisian learned society and open-access scholarly publisher bridging biological and cultural anthropology.

• International Journal of Modern Anthropology

  Open-access academic journal published online by the association; print ISSN 1737-7374, electronic ISSN 1737-8176; editor Hassen Chaabani; Google-based Impact Factor 3; Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.

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2. 2Association Tunisienne d'Antropologie - International Journal of Modern Anthropology (About this Journal)ata.org.tn
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