Journal profile · Medicine-Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine
ISSN 2617-0191 · eISSN 2617-0205 · Health and Medical Publishing Group · South Africa
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 198 days to acceptance (37 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is published by Health and Medical Publishing Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is an online, quarterly, peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of respiratory health. The AJTCCM is the official journal of the South African Thoracic Society. Scopus Citescore 1.0 Online ISSN: 2617-0205 | Print ISSN: 2617-0191 |
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Editor-in-chief K DhedaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 25, United Kingdom 4, United States 2, India 1, Italy 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine8.2%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine7.4%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine7.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine7.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine5.8%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine | Q2 | 60/122 | 51st |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Q3 | 103/165 | 37th |
| Infectious Diseases | Q3 | 242/361 | 33rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIPMCPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 133 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 162 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 176 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 134 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 95 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 48 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
198 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 94 days (37 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 309 days
- Sample
- 37 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 15,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | ZAR 15,000 | 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)
Article types accepted6
- brief reportsBrief ReportsLength not stated
- editorialsEditorialsLength not stated
- obituaryObituaryLength not stated
- pick of the picsPick of the picsLength not stated
- research articlesResearch ArticlesLength not stated
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
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
- 2617-0191
- Electronic ISSN
- 2617-0205
- Society / sponsor
- South African Thoracic Society
- 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 Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine
How long does peer review take at African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 37 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 198 days (interquartile range 146–277 days); 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 Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (25), United Kingdom (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .