Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
African Health Sciences
ISSN 1680-6905 · eISSN 1729-0503 · Makerere University, Medical School · UGANDA · Quarterly · Founded 2001
African Health Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 193 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Health Sciences is published by Makerere University, Medical School and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 30.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
African Health Sciences is an open access, free online, internationally refereed journal publishing original articles on research, clinical practice, public health, policy, planning, implementation and evaluation, in the health and related sciences relevant to Africa and the tropics. African Health Sciences acknowledges support provided by the African Health Journals Partnership Project that is funded by the US National Institutes of Health (through the National Library of Medicine and the Fogarty International Center) and facilitated by the Council of Science Editors. Indexed on MEDLINE/PUBMED; PUBMED CENTRAL; African Index Medicus; HINARI; Bioline; AJOL; Science Citation Index - Clarivate (Thompson Reuters) Impact factor (2021): 1.108. CiteScore (2018): 0.99. Other websites related to this journal include: http://www.bioline.org.br/hs And: https://africanhealthsciences.org/ African Health Sciences encourages authors to now submit their papers online to the following website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mums-ahs
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief James K TumwinePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Norway 1, United Arab Emirates 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine12.9%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions8.9%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine8.9%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine5.8%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.1%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.6%
- HIV-related health complications and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 1.11Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2018
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,232OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 134LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,824 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| 2025 | 193 | 193 | 130 |
| 2024 | 134 | 134 | 252 |
| 2023 | 323 | 323 | 1,520 |
| 2022 | 335 | 335 | 2,369 |
| 2021 | 253 | 253 | 2,783 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest in peer review
African Health Sciences would like peer-reviewers to disclose all potential situations which might be viewed as conflicts of interest. To avoid any doubt, all reviewers have to state if conflict exists or not. We expect reviewers not to use the work they are reviewing for other purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Henceforth, papers in African Health Sciences will be published under the CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution License) 4.0 International. See details on https://creativecomons.org/) 2. The copyright owners or the authors grant the 3rd party (perpetually and in advance) the right to disseminate, reproduce, or use the research papers in part or in full, format/medium as long as: No substantive error…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This Journal operates a double-blind peer review policy. Submitted manuscripts will first be assessed by the Editor-in-Chief to ensure they are appropriate for the journal. Papers considered suitable are then usually sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The peer review reports will be shared with the author. The Editor-in-Chief is res…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Makerere University, Medical School
- Country or region
- UGANDA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1680-6905
- Electronic ISSN
- 1729-0503
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Health Sciences
What CAS zone is African Health Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Health Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of African Health Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at African Health Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of African Health Sciences based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Norway (1) and United Arab Emirates (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index African Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Health Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is African Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
African Health Sciences is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .