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South African Medical Journalopen access

Country

South Africa

Universities and research institutions in South Africa
Media Ranking in South Africa

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

South African Medical Association

H-Index

65

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

02569574, 20785135

Coverage

1945-2023

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

dianes@samedical.org

Scope

The SAMJ is a monthly peer reviewed, internationally indexed, general medical journal. It carries The SAMJ is a monthly, peer-reviewed, internationally indexed, general medical journal publishing leading research impacting clinical care in Africa. The Journal is not limited to articles that have ‘general medical content’, but is intending to capture the spectrum of medical and health sciences, grouped by relevance to the country’s burden of disease. This will include research in the social sciences and economics that is relevant to the medical issues around our burden of disease The journal carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice and other medical articles and personal opinion, South African health-related news, obituaries, general correspondence, and classified advertisements (refer to the section policies for further information). Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Medicine (miscellaneous)1999Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2000Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2001Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2002Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2003Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2004Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2005Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2006Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2007Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2008Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2009Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2010Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2011Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2012Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2013Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2014Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2015Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2016Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2017Q3
Medicine (miscellaneous)2018Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2019Q3
Medicine (miscellaneous)2020Q3
Medicine (miscellaneous)2021Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2022Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)2023Q3
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.278
20000.206
20010.215
20020.256
20030.268
20040.376
20050.346
20060.452
20070.412
20080.433
20090.469
20100.495
20110.424
20120.538
20130.438
20140.507
20150.554
20160.522
20170.450
20180.463
20190.453
20200.527
20210.649
20220.551
20230.469
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
1999434
2000375
2001476
2002489
2003415
2004422
2005388
2006389
2007362
2008284
2009248
2010251
2011280
2012342
2013348
2014378
2015394
2016443
2017306
2018277
2019263
2020341
2021269
2022197
2023121
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19990.266
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20000.250
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20010.258
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20020.262
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20030.266
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20040.234
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20050.239
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20060.257
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20070.300
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20080.389
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20090.427
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20100.589
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20110.720
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20120.734
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20130.839
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20140.821
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20150.815
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20160.744
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20170.802
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20180.807
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20190.851
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20201.016
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20211.385
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20221.450
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20231.105
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19990.266
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20000.236
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20010.241
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20020.261
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20030.263
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20040.233
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20050.235
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20060.270
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20070.309
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20080.416
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20090.479
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20100.622
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20110.688
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20120.797
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20130.824
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20140.851
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20150.826
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20160.729
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20170.728
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20180.774
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20190.871
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20201.113
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20211.436
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20221.468
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20230.995
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19990.228
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20000.191
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20010.222
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20020.286
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20030.242
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20040.219
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20050.229
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20060.251
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20070.314
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20080.457
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20090.508
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20100.549
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20110.733
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20120.708
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20130.772
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20140.868
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20150.760
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20160.592
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20170.668
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20180.716
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20190.914
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20201.096
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20211.435
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20221.479
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20230.869
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites199955
Self Cites200025
Self Cites200143
Self Cites200275
Self Cites200356
Self Cites200440
Self Cites200540
Self Cites200648
Self Cites200747
Self Cites200841
Self Cites200944
Self Cites201062
Self Cites201167
Self Cites201281
Self Cites201391
Self Cites2014129
Self Cites2015112
Self Cites2016125
Self Cites2017102
Self Cites201883
Self Cites201983
Self Cites202064
Self Cites202198
Self Cites202262
Self Cites202319
Total Cites1999331
Total Cites2000286
Total Cites2001283
Total Cites2002335
Total Cites2003353
Total Cites2004321
Total Cites2005311
Total Cites2006331
Total Cites2007371
Total Cites2008474
Total Cites2009496
Total Cites2010556
Total Cites2011539
Total Cites2012621
Total Cites2013719
Total Cites2014825
Total Cites2015882
Total Cites2016817
Total Cites2017884
Total Cites2018885
Total Cites2019894
Total Cites2020942
Total Cites20211265
Total Cites20221282
Total Cites2023803
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.222
External Cites per document20000.216
External Cites per document20010.204
External Cites per document20020.202
External Cites per document20030.222
External Cites per document20040.204
External Cites per document20050.204
External Cites per document20060.231
External Cites per document20070.270
External Cites per document20080.380
External Cites per document20090.437
External Cites per document20100.553
External Cites per document20110.603
External Cites per document20120.693
External Cites per document20130.719
External Cites per document20140.718
External Cites per document20150.721
External Cites per document20160.618
External Cites per document20170.644
External Cites per document20180.702
External Cites per document20190.790
External Cites per document20201.038
External Cites per document20211.325
External Cites per document20221.397
External Cites per document20230.971
Cites per document19990.266
Cites per document20000.236
Cites per document20010.241
Cites per document20020.261
Cites per document20030.263
Cites per document20040.233
Cites per document20050.235
Cites per document20060.270
Cites per document20070.309
Cites per document20080.416
Cites per document20090.479
Cites per document20100.622
Cites per document20110.688
Cites per document20120.797
Cites per document20130.824
Cites per document20140.851
Cites per document20150.826
Cites per document20160.729
Cites per document20170.728
Cites per document20180.774
Cites per document20190.871
Cites per document20201.113
Cites per document20211.436
Cites per document20221.468
Cites per document20230.995
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19991.38
20002.93
20010.00
20020.41
20037.47
20046.87
20054.90
20067.20
200713.54
200812.68
200920.16
201015.54
201116.79
201212.87
201313.79
201412.17
201516.50
201617.38
201719.61
201814.08
201918.63
202017.01
202119.33
202222.84
202328.93
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents1999551
Non-citable documents2000462
Non-citable documents2001491
Non-citable documents2002660
Non-citable documents2003933
Non-citable documents20041009
Non-citable documents20051021
Non-citable documents2006926
Non-citable documents2007839
Non-citable documents2008667
Non-citable documents2009513
Non-citable documents2010410
Non-citable documents2011343
Non-citable documents2012322
Non-citable documents2013321
Non-citable documents2014368
Non-citable documents2015415
Non-citable documents2016447
Non-citable documents2017443
Non-citable documents2018366
Non-citable documents2019301
Non-citable documents2020207
Non-citable documents2021237
Non-citable documents2022232
Non-citable documents2023235
Citable documents1999692
Citable documents2000748
Citable documents2001683
Citable documents2002625
Citable documents2003407
Citable documents2004371
Citable documents2005305
Citable documents2006299
Citable documents2007360
Citable documents2008472
Citable documents2009522
Citable documents2010484
Citable documents2011440
Citable documents2012457
Citable documents2013552
Citable documents2014602
Citable documents2015653
Citable documents2016673
Citable documents2017772
Citable documents2018777
Citable documents2019725
Citable documents2020639
Citable documents2021644
Citable documents2022641
Citable documents2023572
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents19991045
Uncited documents20001038
Uncited documents20011004
Uncited documents20021093
Uncited documents20031137
Uncited documents20041189
Uncited documents20051158
Uncited documents20061026
Uncited documents20071015
Uncited documents2008903
Uncited documents2009793
Uncited documents2010641
Uncited documents2011543
Uncited documents2012516
Uncited documents2013548
Uncited documents2014620
Uncited documents2015647
Uncited documents2016723
Uncited documents2017781
Uncited documents2018704
Uncited documents2019595
Uncited documents2020461
Uncited documents2021403
Uncited documents2022385
Uncited documents2023448
Cited documents1999198
Cited documents2000172
Cited documents2001170
Cited documents2002192
Cited documents2003203
Cited documents2004191
Cited documents2005168
Cited documents2006199
Cited documents2007184
Cited documents2008236
Cited documents2009242
Cited documents2010253
Cited documents2011240
Cited documents2012263
Cited documents2013325
Cited documents2014350
Cited documents2015421
Cited documents2016397
Cited documents2017434
Cited documents2018439
Cited documents2019431
Cited documents2020385
Cited documents2021478
Cited documents2022488
Cited documents2023359
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199933.04
200031.73
200132.00
200231.69
200336.24
200426.41
200539.62
200635.08
200736.97
200835.59
200938.60
201040.94
201142.82
201244.40
201340.12
201449.23
201542.80
201648.37
201743.59
201851.08
201950.41
202048.21
202149.46
202253.95
202348.92
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19990
Overton20000
Overton20010
Overton20020
Overton20030
Overton20040
Overton20050
Overton20060
Overton20070
Overton20080
Overton20090
Overton201028
Overton201116
Overton201222
Overton20134
Overton20144
Overton20152
Overton20160
Overton20170
Overton20180
Overton20191
Overton20202
Overton20210
Overton20221
Overton20230
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evoution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG2018146
SDG2019150
SDG2020221
SDG2021162
SDG2022108
SDG202359
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