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African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India

ISSN0974-5998

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.239

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,086

Total Citationsi

8,060

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,086

Publisher OrgMedknow

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0974-5998

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

249

2018

2019

114

2020

365

2021

291

2022

141

2023

2024

358

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ3

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urological Disorders and TreatmentsIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsCongenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementEsophageal and GI PathologyCongenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryHernia repair and managementCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesGenital Health and Disease

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Is African Journal of Paediatric Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Paediatric Surgery: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Paediatric Surgery?

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.239.

Is African Journal of Paediatric Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of African Journal of Paediatric Surgery?