About the journal
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine is an open-access journal published by AOSIS in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 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
- 2225-2002 · 2225-2010
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 565
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2013-03-16
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
565
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
548
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
29
i10-index
155
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-10-15
- Added to DOAJ
- 2013-03-16
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- Yes
- Declared digital preservation
- Portico
- 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
- 97%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- AJLM
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101603205
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Show all subjects (50)
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Health and Surgery
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Blood transfusion and management
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Blood transfusion and management
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
Keywords (DOAJ)
- public health
- africa
- laboratory medicine
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