Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
African Journal of Health Professions Education
ISSN 2078-5127 · Health and Medical Publishing Group · South Africa
African Journal of Health Professions Education: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Health Professions Education is published by Health and Medical Publishing Group 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 Innovations in Medical Education, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Global Health Workforce Issues, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The AJHPE, founded in 2009, is a journal for health professions educators. It carries research articles, short scientific reports, letters, editorials, education practice, personal opinion and other topics related to the education of health care professionals. It also features African education-related news, obituaries and general correspondence.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Jacqueline van WykPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 14, Australia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine25.6%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions11.7%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions8.6%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine5.2%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine4.6%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine3.9%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine3.4%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine3.3%
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, AJOL
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 54 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 68 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 104 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 169 |
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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | ZAR 8,380 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | ZAR 8,380 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted3
- research articlesResearch ArticlesLength not stated
- scientific letter/short reportScientific Letter/Short ReportLength not stated
- short communicationsShort CommunicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
AI use disclosure required Model summary
Disclosure of whether any artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) have been used in the production of submitted work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication/research ethics and malpractice Model summary
Publication/research ethics and malpractice
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial Works License Model summary
Copyright remains in the Author’s name. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial Works License. Authors are required to complete and sign an and Author Agreement Form that outlines Author and Publisher rights and terms of publication. The Author agreement form should be uploaded along with other submissions files and any submission will be considered incomplete wit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymised version required Model summary
An anonymised version and a version with author details MUST be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only Model summary
Material submitted for publication in the AJHPE is accepted provided it has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
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
- Health and Medical Publishing Group
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2078-5127
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Health Professions Education
What CAS zone is African Journal of Health Professions Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Journal of Health Professions Education is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. 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 Journal of Health Professions Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at African Journal of Health Professions Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 Journal of Health Professions Education based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (14) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index African Journal of Health Professions Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Health Professions Education is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is African Journal of Health Professions Education open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Health Professions Education is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .