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Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.9
SJR · SCImago
0.376
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
65
Best quartile
Q2 · 69th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 203 / 669 | 69th | Q2 |
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African Health Sciences
African Health Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.9), WoS SCIE. Published by Makerere University, Medical School.
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ISSN 1680-6905Verify ISSN ↗1729-0503Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Makerere University, Medical School
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE
2.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is African Health Sciences indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.9.
What quartile is African Health Sciences in Scopus?
African Health Sciences is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 203 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of African Health Sciences?
African Health Sciences is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 69th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.376, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 65.
Who publishes African Health Sciences and what is its ISSN?
African Health Sciences is published by Makerere University, Medical School. Its print ISSN is 1680-6905 and its online ISSN is 1729-0503.
Is African Health Sciences in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is African Health Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is African Health Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
African Health Sciences has an h-index of 68 and a 2-year mean of 1.03 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #254 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
68
h-index
1.03
2-yr mean citations
1,228
i10-index
2,824
works indexed
39,864
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#254 of 646 Top 40% Medicine (all)
African Health Sciences published 193 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 335. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in African Health Sciences? — latest 97 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Uganda (20.6%), Nigeria (17.7%) and China (14.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for African Health Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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