Journal profile
Annales Africaines de Medecine
ISSN 2309-5784 · eISSN 2313-3589 · University of Kinshasa · Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Annales Africaines de Medecine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 82 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales Africaines de Medecine is published by University of Kinshasa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 18.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AAM is a quarterly journal committed to publishing original research and review papers, clinical case reports and commentaries on all aspects of the biomedical sciences. The wide range of topics covered by the AAM ensures a broad readership that includes academic personnel, physicians, paramedical personnel, medical and sciences students. The journal prioritizes papers related to clinical and basic research studies specific but not exclusive to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African countries. Papers are edited, peer-reviewed and accepted for publication on the basis of the scientific excellence of their content.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief KAYEMBE Ntumba Jean-MariePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 8, Belgium 6, United States 4, Japan 2, Canada 2 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine8%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine5.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.9%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.4%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine4.4%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine4.4%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 34 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 31 |
| 2024 | 138 | 138 | 37 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | 10 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| 2021 | 283 | 283 | 0 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialmedical issue currently making news. An editorial is limited to 1500 words, with up to 15 references and may include 2 figures and/ormain text ≤ 1,500 words
- original paperare available, here: Original paper An original paper reports data obtained from a clinical or laboratory study and should not contain more than 5000 words, 30 …main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlewith the exception of seminal papers. A review article is limited to 10.000 words and 100 references. It is structured as follows: i) the titmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- technical notetered while using medical equipments. A technical note is limited to 3000 words, 20 references, 4 tables and/or figures. It has no more thamain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
The Annales Africaines de Médecine journal reserves the right to require authors to indicate who sponsored their research, in order to avoid any conflict of interest with regard to the source of funding or affiliation of the author. The editorial committee ensures that articles are not sent for evaluation to reviewers who helped write them or funded the research. The authors may mention these orga…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and misconduct
The journal The Annales Africaines de Médecine editorial committee agrees to provide authors and scientific editors with all necessary information concerning the writing, evaluation and editing of articles. It remains autonomous in terms of its editorial policy, in order to prevent any conflicts of interest, whether they are of a scientific or financial nature. It undertakes and agrees to improve …
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
- University of Kinshasa
- Country or region
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2309-5784
- Electronic ISSN
- 2313-3589
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales Africaines de Medecine
How long does peer review take at Annales Africaines de Medecine?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Annales Africaines de Medecine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Annales Africaines de Medecine based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (8), Belgium (6) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annales Africaines de Medecine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales Africaines de Medecine is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Annales Africaines de Medecine open access, and what is the APC?
Annales Africaines de Medecine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .