The Istituto Italiano di Antropologia (ISItA) is a scientific institution based in Rome. It is the continuation of the Società Romana di Antropologia, founded by Giuseppe Sergi in 1893 (see below). Every three years the members of the Institute (see below) elect the ISItA council which includes a president, a secretary, two vice presidents, two vice secretaries, eight councilors and a treasurer.
The objective of the Istituto Italiano di Antropologia is to promote an interdisciplinary approach to anthropology which encompasses a synthesis of the biological, social and cultural aspects of the human evolution.
The activities of the ISItA include the:
active promotion of research in the field of Evolutionary Anthropology, with a particular attention to interdisciplinary approaches;
flagship initiative Oasis (Open Access Institutes), a set of integrated actions aimed at developing and implementing an Open Data model which covers all the activities of the Istituto Italiano di Antropologia including the web site Opening Science to Society and the online digital archives Anthro-DigiItdoc and Anthro-DigiItdata;
organisation of scientific meetings, courses and seminars regarding matters of anthropological interest. The most recent videos of the events are available in our YouTube channel.
publication of the Journal of Anthropological Sciences (JASs), JASs Supplements and ISItA Monographs;
The ISItA supports the initiative Manifesto della diversità e unità umana (english version), started in 2018, eighty years after the publication of the fascist Manifesto della Razza. The ISItA position on the use of the term race is made explicit in a statement approved by the council in 2014 (Italian version).
The ISItA has signed the Berlin Declaration in 2014. An Open Access policy regarding scientific publications, research activities and other institutional initiatives has been adopted in 2015 (Italian version)
Istituto Italiano di Antropologia (ISItA)
c/o Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
P. le A. Moro 5 - 00185 Roma, Italy
tel. 06 49912276
e-mail: isita@isita-org.com
How to become an ISItA member
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ISItA Council 2025-2027
Giovanni Destro-Bisol, President, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale
Marco Capocasa, vice-President, Istituto Italiano di Antropologia, Roma
Fabrizio Rufo, vice-President, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dip.to di Biologia Ambientale
Fabio di Vincenzo, Director, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dip.to di Biologia Ambientale
Cinzia Battaggia, vice-Segretary, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dip.to di Biologia Ambientale
Ileana Micarelli, vice-Segretary, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dip.to di Biologia Ambientale
Stefano Allovio, Councillor, Università Statale di Milano, Dip.to di Filosofia "Piero Martinetti"
Carla Calò, Councillor, Università di Cagliari, Dip.to di Biologia Sperimentale
Bernardino Fantini, Councillor, Université de Genève, Institut d'Histoire de la Médecine et de la Santé
Maria Fuciarelli, Councillor, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Dip.to di Biologia
Pierpaolo Petrone, Councillor, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Dip.to di Scienze biomediche avanzate
Telmo Pievani, Councillor, Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Biologia
Ivo Quaranta, Councillor, Università di Bologna, Dip.to di Storia Culture Civiltà
Marco Sazzini, Councillor, Università di Bologna, Dip.to di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale
Barbara Saracino, Treasurer, Istituto Italiano di Antropologia, Roma
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