Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
East African Medical Journal
ISSN 0012-835X · Kenya Medical Association
East African Medical Journal: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
East African Medical Journal is published by Kenya Medical Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Malaria Research and Control, together about 25.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The East African Medical Journal is intended for publication of papers on original work and reviews of all aspects of medicine. Communications bearing on clinical and basic research on problems relevant to East Africa and other African countries will receive special attention. The EAMJ has a 3 year embargo period/moving wall on its published content. Therefore all content older than 3 years will be freely available for download. More recent content will be available as pay-per-view. NOTICE TO OUR ESTEEMED READERSWe wish to inform all readers that we have skipped one year of Publication so as to be current. Kindly note that we will not Publish issues for the months of August 2019 to July 2020.Please take note that due to unavoidable circumstances the next Publication for the year will commence with the August 2020 Issue.We apologize for any inconvenience caused.Thank you for your continuous Support.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8.7%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine8.6%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine8.4%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.6%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5.4%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine4.7%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | Q4 | 766/793 | 3rd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 719OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,446 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 588 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 903 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 971 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,114 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 1,237 |
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Self-archiving
- Open access
3-year embargo/moving wall; older content free, recent content pay-per-view Model summary
The EAMJ has a 3 year embargo period/moving wall on its published content. Therefore all content older than 3 years will be freely available for download. More recent content will be available as pay-per-view.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Published every month Model summary
Publication Scheduling Published every month
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
- Kenya Medical Association
- ISSN
- 0012-835X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 103, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about East African Medical Journal
Which databases index East African Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, East African Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is East African Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
East African Medical Journal 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, 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: .