Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research
ISSN 1608-5906 · eISSN 1727-9445 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · SOUTH AFRICA · Tri-annual · Founded 2002
AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.17; hybrid open access; median 203 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses, together about 59.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
African Journal of AIDS Research (AJAR) is a peer-reviewed research journal publishing papers that make an original contribution to the understanding of social dimensions of HIV/AIDS in African contexts. AJAR includes articles from, amongst others, the disciplines of sociology, demography, epidemiology, social geography, economics, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, health communication, media, cultural studies, public health, education, nursing science and social work. Papers relating to impact, care, prevention and social planning, as well as articles covering social theory and the history and politics of HIV/AIDS, will be considered for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Tim QuinlanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine25.1%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions22.7%
- HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences9.1%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine6.7%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine2.1%
- Children's Rights and ParticipationSocial Sciences1.4%
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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 445OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 889 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
| 2023 | 39 | 12 | 137 |
| 2022 | 45 | 29 | 263 |
| 2021 | 41 | 16 | 363 |
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 Crossref · to
203 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 290 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 264 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1608-5906
- Electronic ISSN
- 1727-9445
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research
What CAS zone is AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research 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 AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.17; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 203 days (interquartile range 121–290 days); 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.
Which databases index AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research open access, and what is the APC?
AJAR-African Journal of AIDS Research is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .