African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
AOSIS
About the journal
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine is an open-access journal published by AOSIS in South Africa, publishing in french and english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 16,689 ZAR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 15 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- AOSIS
- ISSN
- 2071-2928 · 2071-2936
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- french, english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 16,689 ZAR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1430
- Declared review time
- 15 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2009-10-29
- MEDLINE · 2014-01-01
- PUBMED · 2013-06-21
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 16,689 ZAR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 15 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 93 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=100)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
1430
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
15weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1557
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
52
i10-index
552
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2009-10-29
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- Yes
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 96%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 99%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- African journal of primary health care and family medicineAfrican journal of primary health care and family medicine (OnlinePHCFM
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101520860
Classification3
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Show all subjects (50)
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Health and Surgery
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetes Management and Education
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nursing education and management
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Nursing education and management
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
Keywords (DOAJ)
- primary health care
- family medicine
- community health
- rural health
- sexual health
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