Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
African Journal of Reproductive Health
ISSN 1118-4841 · eISSN 2141-3606 · Women's Health and Action Research Centre
African Journal of Reproductive Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8; fully open access; 243 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Reproductive Health is published by Women's Health and Action Research Centre 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 47.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine23%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions18.3%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6.6%
- HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences5.6%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine4.4%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine3.4%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences3.1%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 245LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,507 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 266 | 266 | 24 |
| 2025 | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| 2024 | 186 | 186 | 400 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
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
- Women's Health and Action Research Centre
- ISSN
- 1118-4841
- Electronic ISSN
- 2141-3606
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Reproductive Health
What CAS zone is African Journal of Reproductive Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Journal of Reproductive Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Reproductive Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.8; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 60.
Which databases index African Journal of Reproductive Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Reproductive Health is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is African Journal of Reproductive Health open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Reproductive Health 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .