Journal profile
Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone
ISSN 2424-7596 · Société Africaine de Rhumatologie · Burkina Faso
Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone is published by Société Africaine de Rhumatologie. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Rheumatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine14.4%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine11.8%
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMedicine7.8%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine6.5%
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidMedicine6.5%
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedicine5.9%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine3.9%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine3.9%
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
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 95 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | XOF 100,000 / EUR 155 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | XOF 100,000 / EUR 155 | Yes | — |
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
- Société Africaine de Rhumatologie
- Country or region
- Burkina Faso
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2424-7596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone
How long does peer review take at Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone open access, and what is the APC?
Rhumatologie Africaine Francophone is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .