South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde.

ISSN 0256-9574South African Medical AssociationSouth Africa
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoDOAJJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
South African Medical Journal
S. Afr. Med. J. (abbreviated)
SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL SA MEDICAL ASSOC
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde.
S Afr Med J (abbreviated)
Key identifiers
ISSN
0256-9574
0256-9574
eISSN
2078-5135
NLM ID
404520
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
South African Medical Association
Cape Town : Medical Association of South Africa,
Country
Language
Afrikaans
English
AFR;ENG
English, Afrikaans

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1945–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

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

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

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20251.2Q212283JCR 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
0.371
Best Quartile
Q3
H-index
70
Subject categories
  • Medicine (miscellaneous) — Q3
More metrics
Coverage
1945–2026
Country
South Africa
Region
Africa
Publisher
South African Medical Association
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
161
Total documents (3 years)
498
Total references
4704
Total citations (3 years)
462
Citable documents (3 years)
395
Citations per document (2 years)
0.89
References per document
29.22
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0256-9574, 2078-5135
SCImago Source ID
18349
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
15003

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
161 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)
7440 ZAR
More information
Waiver policy
Yes
Review process
Double anonymous peer review
Plagiarism screening
Yes
Preservation services
—
Added to DOAJ
2016-11-14
Journal homepage
DOAJ profile
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0256-9574, 2078-5135

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Medicine
Coverage / history
Scopus:1945-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v20n11,Mar. 1965-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v20n11,Mar. 1965-, OLDMEDLINE;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v20n11,Mar. 1965-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v20n11,Mar. 1965-, OLDMEDLINE;