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Field Methods

Field Methods

(Formerly Cultural Anthropology Methods)

eISSN: 15523969 | ISSN: 1525822X | Current volume: 36 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly

Field Methods (formerly Cultural Anthropology Methods) publishes articles about methods used by field investigators from the social and behavioral sciences in the collection, management, analysis and presentation of data about human thought and/or human behavior in the natural world. The data can be qualitative or quantitative, as can the methods for analysis and presentation.

The indispensable tool for scholars, students and professionals who do fieldwork, Field Methods offers:

  • Important refereed articles
  • Descriptions of methodological advances
  • Advice on the use of specific field techniques
  • Help with both qualitative and quantitative methods... all the tools necessary for those who conduct fieldwork.

Articles are welcome from the scientific or interpretive traditions, from basic and applied researchers. Articles are welcomed from academics, from private consultants, and from colleagues who work in corporate environments.

Aims: Field Methods publishes articles about methods used by field investigators from the social and behavioral sciences in the collection, management, analysis and presentation of data about human thought and/or human behavior in the natural world. The data can be qualitative or quantitative, as can the methods for analysis and presentation.

Scope: Field Methods publishes articles in three formats: research articles, short takes, and review articles.

Research articles: Research articles should focus on empirical tests of new methods and on new uses for existing methods (rather than the substantive findings of research). Articles for Field Methods should advance a method rather than simply report on the application of a method. Research articles should not exceed 6,000 words, including all materials.

Short Takes: Short Takes are brief articles on the application of methods that provide step-by-step instructions that are meant to fill in the gaps in the literature on the real how-to of existing methods. Short takes are 1500 words max, excluding abstract and references.

Methods Reviews: Method Review articles review front-edge work on existing methods. Method Reviews are solicited by invitation only.

Editors
H. Russell Bernard University of Florida, USA
Amber Wutich Arizona State University, USA
Associate Editor
Melissa Beresford San Jose State University, USA
Editorial Board
Monica Barratt RMIT University, Australia
Jean M. Bartunek Boston College, USA
Stephen P. Borgatti University of Kentucky, USA
Eduardo Sonnewend Brondizio Indiana University, USA
Kathleen Carley Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Edith D. De Leeuw Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Don A. Dillman Washington State University, USA
Fadwa El Guindi Qatar University, Qatar
Akhil Gupta University of California Los Angeles, USA
W. Penn Handwerker Anthropology, University of Connecticut, USA
Michael Herzfeld Harvard University, USA
Daniel Hruschka Arizona State University, USA
Jeffrey C. Johnson University of Florida, USA
Jeremy Koster University of Cincinnati, USA
Margaret Diane LeCompte University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Raymond M Lee Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Huan Liu Arizona State University, USA
Mingnan Liu Facebook, Inc, USA
Homero Martinez Hospital Infantil, México "Federico Gómez", and RAND Corporation, Mexico
Aigul Mavletova National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
José L. Molina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
David L. Morgan Portland State University, USA
Paul Nchoji Nkwi Catholic University of Cameroon, Cameroon
Isaac Nyamongo University of Nairobi, Kenya
Michael Quinn Patton Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Saint Paul, MN
Pertti J Pelto University of Connecticut, USA
Charles C. Ragin University of California, Irvine, USA
Benoît Rihoux Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Gery Ryan Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, USA
Michael Schnegg University of Hamburg, Germany
Norbert Schwarz University of Southern California, USA
John F. Sherry, Jr. University of Notre Dame, Australia
Ravi K. Verma Population Council, New Delhi, India
Eben Weitzman University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
Susan C. Weller University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston
Barry Wellman University of Toronto, Canada
Brady West University of Michigan, USA
Gordon B. Willis National Cancer Institute
Managing Editor
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