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African Journal of AIDS Research

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1727-9445

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.463

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.387

Total Works

878

Total Citations

13,786

2yr Mean Citedness

0.26

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The African Journal of AIDS Research focuses on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care, with a particular emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. It examines barriers and facilitators to accessing HIV services, including stigma, cultural norms, and socioeconomic factors. The journal also explores the role of community health workers, faith communities, and various interventions like self-testing, PrEP, and mobile health applications in addressing the HIV epidemic.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications878

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1727-9445

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

2019

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2022

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2026

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

VirologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Infectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskSex work and related issuesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthChildren's Rights and ParticipationHIV Research and TreatmentHIV-related health complications and treatments