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The Science of man and Australasian anthropological journal was a magazine issued from February 1898. Prior to this, between August to May 1897, the publication was issued as the Australasian Anthropological Journal.

History
The Science of man and Australasian anthropological journal was, according to the banner of the first issue, "The Official Organ of the Australian Anthropological Society". The journal's editor and driving force was Allan Carroll (1823-1911), who was also the founder of the society. Originally selling for one shilling per issue, and consisting of much irreverent advertising material, the journal was not academic in nature but was rather a popular edition, directed towards interested members of the general public. . Many of the articles featured in the journal were unattributed, came without footnotes, and were likely authored by Carroll himself.

The Science of man played a significant role in the development of the Anthropology in Australia, however, the journal has also been derided for the amateur approach of Carroll and for it's focus on racial stereotypes.

Digitisation
The Australasian Anthropological Journal has been digitised by the National Library of Australia.