South African Journal of Psychiatry

ISSN 1608-9685AOSIS (Pty) LtdSouth Africa
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePMCSCImagoDOAJJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
South African Journal of Psychiatry
S. Afr. J. Psychiatry (abbreviated)
The South African Journal of Psychiatry : SAJP : the Journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa
S Afr J Psychiatr (abbreviated)
South African Journal of Psychiatry AOSIS
Key identifiers
ISSN
1608-9685
1608-9685
eISSN
2078-6786
NLM ID
100958626
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
AOSIS (pty) Ltd
AOSIS
Country
Language
English
ENG

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
2001–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINEUnknownEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
Not available
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20251.3Q311740JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
0.53
Best Quartile
Q3
H-index
25
Subject categories
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health — Q3
More metrics
Coverage
2001–2026
Country
South Africa
Region
Africa
Publisher
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
60
Total documents (3 years)
175
Total references
2431
Total citations (3 years)
278
Citable documents (3 years)
164
Citations per document (2 years)
1.34
References per document
40.52
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1608-9685, 2078-6786
SCImago Source ID
19866
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
11245

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
60 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Open access

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

Source: DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Listing status and policy details are reported here as DOAJ published them.

Listed in DOAJ
Yes
License
CC BY
APC (article processing charge)
13837 ZAR
More information
Waiver policy
No
Review process
Double anonymous peer review
Plagiarism screening
Yes
Preservation services
PMC, Portico
Added to DOAJ
2017-12-07
Journal homepage
DOAJ profile
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1608-9685, 2078-6786

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Not available
Coverage / history
Scopus:2001-2026
PMC:v.22(1) 2016 – v.32 2026