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African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

South African Medical Association · South Africa · Est. 2006

ISSN2617-0205

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.248

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.461

Total Worksi

332

Total Citationsi

689

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications332

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 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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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2617-0205

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

145

2020

193

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

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsTracheal and airway disordersTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyAsthma and respiratory diseasesLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesNosocomial Infections in ICU

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

Is African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine?

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.248.

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

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

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