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South African Journal of Bioethics and Law

South African Medical Association · South Africa · Est. 2008

ISSN1999-7639eISSN1999-7639

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.379

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.335

Total Worksi

469

Total Citationsi

2,084

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medical Ethics; Health Professions (miscellaneous); Law; Medicine (miscellaneous); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications469

Publisher OrgHealth and Medical Publishing Group

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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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?

1999-7639 / 1999-7639

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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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?

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

Citations received

303

2019

124

2020

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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q2

LawQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Ethics

Scopus Categories

LawHealth Professions (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareEthics in Clinical ResearchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationLegal Issues in South AfricaPatient Dignity and PrivacyMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHuman Rights and DevelopmentReproductive Health and TechnologiesPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Bioethics and Law

Is South African Journal of Bioethics and Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of Bioethics and Law: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South African Journal of Bioethics and Law?

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law 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 0.65.

Is South African Journal of Bioethics and Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of South African Journal of Bioethics and Law?