Journal Abbreviation
SAMJ
ISSN
0256-9574
EISSN
2078-5135
Focus & Scope

The SAMJ is a monthly, peer-reviewed, internationally indexed, general medical journal publishing leading research impacting clinical care in southern Africa.  The Journal is not limited to articles that have ‘general medical content’, but is intending to capture the spectrum of medical and health sciences, grouped by relevance to the country’s burden of disease. This will include research in the social sciences and economics that is relevant to the medical issues around our burden of disease

The journal carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice and other medical articles and personal opinion, South African health-related news, obituaries, general correspondence, and classified advertisements (refer to the section policies for further information).

The South African Medical Association is the official publisher of the SAMJ.

Journal Status
Active
Index/es (accredited by the DHET)
Dept. of Higher Education and Training (DHET) List, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), SciELO SA, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS)
Peer-review Group
Health Sciences and Related Medical Fields
Ad Hoc Review
2011
Editor-in-Chief
Prof Ames Dhai
Title Owner
South African Medical Association
Publisher
South African Medical Association
Seat of Publication
South Africa
Number of Peer-reviewed Articles Per Year
200
Format
Digital
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Access
Open Access
Submission Fees
ZAR 0.00
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
R7900 Per article