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Open Research Africa

F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2752-6925
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
8
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% 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
0.237
H-Indexi
8
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Worksi
128
Total Citationsi
240
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.70
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Open Research Africa publishes scholarly articles and other research outputs (e.g. posters, slides and documents), reporting basic scientific, scholarly, translational and clinical research across the physical and life sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities. Submission to Open Research Africa is open to all researchers based in Africa. To be eligible to publish, an article must have at least one Africa-based author.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2019
Frequencycontinuous publication schedule
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications128
Publisher OrgFaculty of 1000
OA Since2021
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewOpen
Review Time~8 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
F1000 Research Ltd
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2752-6925
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
✅
Peer review process documented?
Open
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
1
0
2019
4
23
2020
21
78
2021
30
109
2022
15
26
2023
13
22
2024
36
33
2025
40
1
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.

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Malaria Research and ControlGlobal Maternal and Child HealthAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchGlobal Health and SurgeryHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchTrypanosoma species research and implicationsHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Frequently asked questions about Open Research Africa

Is Open Research Africa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Research Africa: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Research Africa?

Open Research Africa is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.237.

Is Open Research Africa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Research Africa is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Research Africa?

Open Research Africa publishes scholarly articles and other research outputs (e.g. posters, slides and documents), reporting basic scientific, scholarly, translational and clinical research across the physical and life sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities. Submission to Open Research Africa is open to all researchers based in Africa. To be eligible to publish, an article must have at least one Africa-based author.

How much does it cost to publish in Open Research Africa?

Open Research Africa is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref