South African Journal of Bioethics and Law
South African Medical Association
About the journal
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law is an open-access journal published by South African Medical Association in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 7,100 ZAR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 14 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- South African Medical Association
- ISSN
- 1999-7639
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 7,100 ZAR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 160
- Declared review time
- 14 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/sajbl/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2016-10-18
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 7,100 ZAR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 14 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
160
Most recent article
3 years ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
14weeks
Works in OpenAlex
477
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
19
i10-index
54
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-12-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2016-10-18
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- Portico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 50%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- SAJBL
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101603542
Classification5
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
Show all subjects (50)
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Human Rights and Development
- Human Rights and Development
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Global Health and Surgery
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Global Health and Surgery
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Keywords (DOAJ)
- bioethics
- medicine
- law
- human rights
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