South African Medical Journal

SJR Rank #15,003H-index: 70SJR: 0.371Best quartile: Q3Open AccessAPC: US$311Listed in DOAJ
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Publisher

South African Medical Association

Country

South Africa

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.150.30.450.6

Subject Categories

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Areas: Medicine

Most published research topics

HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthChild and Adolescent HealthTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyGlobal Health Workforce IssuesAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesGlobal Health and Surgery

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs0150300450600

Documents per Year

20222025050100150200

Detailed Information

ISSN

0256-9574, 2078-5135

SJR Best Quartile

Q3

Region

Africa

Citations per Document (2 years)

0.89

References per Document

29.22

Coverage

1945-2026

Scope

The SAMJ is a monthly peer reviewed, internationally indexed, general medical journal. It carries The SAMJ is a monthly, peer-reviewed, internationally indexed, general medical journal publishing leading research impacting clinical care in Africa. The Journal is not limited to articles that have ‘general medical content’, but is intending to capture the spectrum of medical and health sciences, grouped by relevance to the country’s burden of disease. This will include research in the social sciences and economics that is relevant to the medical issues around our burden of disease The journal carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice and other medical articles and personal opinion, South African health-related news, obituaries, general correspondence, and classified advertisements (refer to the section policies for further information).

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