Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Malawi Medical Journal
ISSN 1995-7262 · eISSN 1995-7270 · Malawi Medical Journal · MALAWI
Malawi Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.75; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Malawi Medical Journal is published by Malawi Medical Journal 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, HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 31.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To stimulate dialogue amongst researchers and health professionals in Malawi trough information that will aid daily practice, life long learning and career development. We believe that there is an important role of the MMJ to publish research that is relevant to Malawian context and encourage and stimulate scientific debate among health personell
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Adamson S. MuulaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine14.9%
- HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine7.1%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing6.4%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine6.4%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine5.4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions5.1%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine4.3%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 257OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 984 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 35 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 98 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 136 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 294 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 281 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Malawi Medical Journal
- Country or region
- MALAWI
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1995-7262
- Electronic ISSN
- 1995-7270
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Malawi Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Malawi Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Malawi Medical Journal 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 Malawi Medical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.75; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Malawi Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Malawi Medical Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Malawi Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Malawi Medical Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Malawi Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Malawi Medical Journal 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .