African Health Sciences
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
37 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 1.108) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.927) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.69) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.784) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q2(IF: 0.842) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
Aims & Scope
The African Health Sciences is an internationally refereed journal publishing original articles on research, clinical practice, public health, policy, planning, implementation and evaluation, in the health and related sciences relevant to Africa and the tropics. Its objectives are to: Advocate for and promote the growth of reading culture in sub Saharan Africa; Provide a high quality journal in which health and policy and other researchers and practitioners in the region can and world wide, can publish their work; Promote relevant health system research and publication in the region including alternative means of health care financing, the burden of and solution of health problems in marginalized urban and rural communities amongst the displaced and others affected by conflict; Promote research and the systematic collection and collation and publication of data on diseases and conditions of equity and influence; Promote development of evidence-based policies and guidelines for clinical, public health and other practitioners. African Health Sciences acknowledges support provided by the African Health Journals Partnership Project that is funded by the US National Institutes of Health (through the National Library of Medicine and the Fogarty International Center) and facilitated by the Council of Science Editors.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | JCRSCIE | 195/336 | Q3 |
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | JCISCIE | 144/336 | Q2 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 37 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0.9 | 193 | 112 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 134 | 239 |
| 2023 | 1 | 323 | 1,467 |
| 2022 | 1.108 | 335 | 2,330 |
| 2021 | 0.927 | 253 | 2,740 |
| 2020 | 0.69 | 240 | 3,199 |
| 2019 | 0.784 | 170 | 3,135 |
| 2018 | 0.842 | 187 | 3,212 |
| 2017 | — | 155 | 3,695 |
| 2016 | — | 157 | 3,577 |
| 2015 | — | 185 | 4,696 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for African Health Sciences
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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