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The American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) is a American-based international scientific society of physical anthropologists. It was formed in 1930. They have 1,700 members. They publish the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, a peer-reviewed science journal. link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... Physical anthropology, sometimes called biological anthropology, studies the mechanisms of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human adaptability and variation, primatology, primate morphology, and the fossil record of human evolution. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a scholarly process used in the publication of manuscripts and in the awarding of funding for research. ...