Journal profile · PEDIATRICS
South African Journal of Child Health
ISSN 1994-3032 · eISSN 1999-7671 · Health and Medical Publishing Group · South Africa
South African Journal of Child Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South African Journal of Child Health is published by Health and Medical Publishing Group 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 Child and Adolescent Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The SAJCH is an online, peer-reviewed medical journal devoted to all aspects of health and healthcare of neonates, infants and children, of particular relevance and interest to its southern African readership.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS
Editor-in-chief R BhimmaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions12.6%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing10.9%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine10.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine7.7%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.7%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine4.6%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine4.4%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine4%
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 | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 55 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 65 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 92 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | ZAR 4,240 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | ZAR 4,240 | Yes | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0) Model summary
This journal is protected by a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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
- Health and Medical Publishing Group
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1994-3032
- Electronic ISSN
- 1999-7671
- Society / sponsor
- South African Paediatric Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Child Health
What CAS zone is South African Journal of Child Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South African Journal of Child Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics. 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 South African Journal of Child Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at South African Journal of Child Health?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 South African Journal of Child Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South African Journal of Child Health is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is South African Journal of Child Health open access, and what is the APC?
South African Journal of Child Health is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .