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South African Medical Journal (SAMJ)
Publisher: South African Medical Association
Print ISSN: 0256-9574
Online eISSN: 2078-5135
Highly cited clinical journal documenting healthcare policy transitions and trials. | Categories: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3) | SJR Score: 0.371 | H-Index: 70
AJCI Impact Metrics
Calculated using a 2-year citation window with regional Africa-weighted multiplier
Discipline Rank#56 of 420in Health Sciences
Bibliometric Provenance:
AfriJournal Citation Index (AJCI)
0.822
2-Year Mean Citation Rate
Impact (Excl. Self-Cites)
0.822
External Citations (100%)
Third-Party Attribution
Regional Rep Quotient (RRQ)
0.0%
Pan-African Authorship Share
Qualified (≥50% Pan-African Footprint)
Lifetime Citations
42,267
Verified Cumulative Citations
Journal h-Index
h-64
Mathematical Citation Depth
Citable Articles
218
Evaluated Catalog Articles
Historical Scientometrics Trajectory
Audited annual performance ledger tracking standard impact, self-citation exclusions, and publication output.
| Year | 2-Year AJCI | Impact (Excl. Self-Cites) | Regional Score | Citable Articles | Verified Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.822 | 0.822 | 0.945 | 218 | 283 |
All scientometric data is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).Primary Index Registry: AfriJournal Indexing Authority.
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Indexed Articles & Publications
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Impact of COVID-19 on routine primary healthcare services in South Africa
2021 • Vol. 8, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i8.15786
Antenatal depression and its risk factors: An urban prevalence study in KwaZulu-Natal
2012 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.6009
The challenges of health disparities in South Africa
2013 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.6622
Dual time-point FDG PET-CT for differentiating benign from malignant solitary pulmonary nodules in a TB endemic area
2010 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.4082
Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in South Africa: Results from the first South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
2015 • Vol. 2, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samjnew.7932
Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in a South African population: Prevalence, comparison of diagnostic criteria and the role of risk factors
2017 • Vol. 4, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.2017.v107i6.12043
Contraception coverage and methods used among women in South Africa: A national household survey
2017 • Vol. 4, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.2017.v107i4.12141
Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
2020 • Vol. 7, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i12.14730
Mid-upper arm circumference: A surrogate for body mass index in pregnant women
2017 • Vol. 4, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.2017.v107i7.12255
Masithethe: Speech and language development and difficulties in isiXhosa
2012 • Vol. 1, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.7196/samj.5554
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