About the journal
South African Family Practice is an open-access journal published by AOSIS in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 22,062 ZAR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 25 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
- 2078-6190 · 2078-6204
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 22,062 ZAR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 3945
- Declared review time
- 25 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2020-08-31
- MEDLINE · 2018-01-01
- PUBMED · 2015-03-01
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 22,062 ZAR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 25 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 84 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
3945
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
25weeks
Works in OpenAlex
5583
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
42
i10-index
450
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2020-08-31
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- Yes
- Declared digital preservation
- PMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 89%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 98%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Family practiceSA family practiceSouth African Family Practice incorporating GeneeskundeFamily practice (OnlineSA family practice (OnlineSAFP
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9701104
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
Show all subjects (50)
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Ethics in medical practice
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Ethics in medical practice
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
Keywords (DOAJ)
- family medicine
- primary care
- family physicians
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