South African Journal of Psychiatry
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Aims & Scope
The journal is the leading psychiatric journal of Africa. It provides open-access scholarly reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and all with an interest in mental health. It carries empirical and conceptual research articles, reviews, editorials, and scientific letters related to psychiatry. It publishes work from various places in the world, and makes special provision for the interests of Africa. It seeks to serve its readership and researchers with the most topical content in psychiatry for clinical practice and academic pursuits, including work in the subspecialty areas of psychiatry.
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisSouth African Journal of Psychiatry (abbr: SAJP-S AFR J PSYCHI, ISSN: 1608-9685) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by AOSIS (Pty) Ltd in South Africa. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.530 (Q3), an H-index of 25.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 43 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,839 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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