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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #17,342CAS 4区Diamond OAHybrid

Southern African Journal of Critical Care

Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.296•SCImago Rank: #17,342•Identifier (ISSN):1562-8264(Print)/2078-676X(Online)•Articles / Year: 16•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
14

14 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
16articles/year
81.4% Gold OA•85.71% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 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

This Journal publishes scientific articles related to multidisciplinary critical and intensive medical care and the emergency care of critically ill humans.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineInternal medicine64.3%Intensive care medicine64.3%Psychology57.6%Psychiatry51.2%Biology43.8%Surgery40.6%Intensive care unit34.3%Nursing33.6%Pathology29.3%Emergency medicine28.3%Mathematics27.2%Political science25.8%Law25.8%Economics24%Anesthesia23%Intensive care22.3%Physics21.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #17,342Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.296

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
14

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.85

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations48
3-Year Documents51
Citable Documents47

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate54.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Health and Medical Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
JCRESCI
50/66Q4
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
JCIESCI
55/66Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—71
202512112
20240.81824
20230.41647
2022—1691
2021—23124
2020—24171
2019—1984
2018—968
2017—1058
2016—19172
2015—22111
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Southern African Journal of Critical Care

WoS Q4
01122023202420251.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01