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African Journal Biomedical Research
ISSN 1119-5096 · Bioline International
African Journal Biomedical Research: fully open access; 845 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal Biomedical Research is published by Bioline International. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine8.4%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine8.1%
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsMedicine5.5%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry4.3%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 452/636 | — |
| General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | Q4 | 67/80 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 271 | 271 | 672 |
| 2025 | 845 | 845 | 1,026 |
| 2024 | 5,189 | 5,189 | 495 |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | 591 |
| 2022 | 115 | 115 | 607 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 637 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bioline International
- ISSN
- 1119-5096
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal Biomedical Research
Which databases index African Journal Biomedical Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal Biomedical Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is African Journal Biomedical Research open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal Biomedical Research 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .