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Southern African Journal of Critical Care

South African Medical Association · South Africa · Est. 2003

ISSN1562-8264eISSN2078-676X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total47

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.229

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.438

Total Works

288

Total Citations

1,468

2yr Mean Citedness

0.62

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Aims & Scope

The SAJCC publishes scientific articles related to multidisciplinary critical and intensive medical care and the emergency care of critically ill humans.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Frequencytri-annually

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications288

Publisher OrgHealth and Medical Publishing Group

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

South African Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1562-8264 / 2078-676X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care Medicine

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersRespiratory Support and MechanismsTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesNosocomial Infections in ICUPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesEmergency and Acute Care StudiesDisaster Response and ManagementCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation