South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie.

ISSN 0038-2361Medpharm PublicationsSouth Africa
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoDOAJJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
South African Journal of Surgery
S. Afr. J. Surg. (abbreviated)
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY MEDPHARM PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD
South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie.
S Afr J Surg (abbreviated)
Key identifiers
ISSN
0038-2361
0038-2361
eISSN
2078-5151
NLM ID
2984854R
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Medpharm Publications
Johannesburg : Association Of Surgeons Of South Africa
Country
Language
Afrikaans
English
AFR;ENG

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1965–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseUnknown

Embase has a record for this journal, but it doesn't confirm direct Embase indexing either way.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCNot found in this source

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20250.6Q416044JCR 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
0.182
Best Quartile
Q3
H-index
27
Subject categories
  • Surgery — Q3
More metrics
Coverage
1965–2025
Country
South Africa
Region
Africa
Publisher
Medpharm Publications
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
75
Total documents (3 years)
234
Total references
1017
Total citations (3 years)
88
Citable documents (3 years)
222
Citations per document (2 years)
0.33
References per document
13.56
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
2078-5151, 0038-2361
SCImago Source ID
22301
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
23121

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
75 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-NC
APC (article processing charge)
1050 USD
More information
Waiver policy
Yes
Review process
Double anonymous peer review
Plagiarism screening
Yes
Preservation services
PMC, Portico
Added to DOAJ
2025-12-15
Journal homepage
DOAJ profile
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0038-2361, 2078-5151

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
General Surgery
Coverage / history
Scopus:1965-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v3n3, Jul./Sept. 1965-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v3n3, Jul./Sept. 1965-;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v3n3, Jul./Sept. 1965-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v3n3, Jul./Sept. 1965-;