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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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.296

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.438

Total Worksi

288

Total Citationsi

1,468

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

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

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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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?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

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

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

2019

169

2020

123

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Southern African Journal of Critical Care

Is Southern African Journal of Critical Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern African Journal of Critical Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Southern African Journal of Critical Care?

Southern African Journal of Critical Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.62.

Is Southern African Journal of Critical Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern African Journal of Critical Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Southern African Journal of Critical Care?