About the journal
African Health Sciences is an open-access journal published by Makerere University in Uganda. It is listed in MEDLINE according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Makerere University
- ISSN
- 1680-6905 · 1729-0503
- Country
- Uganda
- Access
- Open access
- Official website
- http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 2001-01-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
2829
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
68
i10-index
1202
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Editorial & policy4
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 0%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101149451
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Subject areas
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
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- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Malaria Research and Control
- Malaria Research and Control
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Health and Surgery
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Biological Research and Disease Studies
- Biological Research and Disease Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis C virus research
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