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Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 2000

ISSN1608-9693eISSN2078-6751

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.645

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.532

Total Worksi

1,335

Total Citationsi

7,636

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine is a medical journal focused on HIV and/or AIDS treatment, prevention and related topics relevant to clinical and public health practice. The purpose of the journal is to disseminate original research results and to support high-level learning related to HIV Medicine. It publishes original research articles, editorials, case reports/case series, reviews of state-of-the-art clinical practice, and correspondence.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Frequencyat least one issue each year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,335

Publisher OrgAOSIS

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2008

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1608-9693 / 2078-6751

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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, 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

716

2019

699

2020

452

2021

309

2022

159

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesVirology

Scopus Categories

Infectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHIV-related health complications and treatmentsHIV Research and TreatmentPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Is Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine: 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 HIV Medicine?

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine 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 1.27.

Is Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.