| South African Medical Journal | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | S. Afr. Med. J. |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | J.P. van Niekerk, Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo, Emma Buchanan |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group (South Africa) |
| Publication history | 1884-present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Open access | Yes |
| License | cc-by-nc |
| Impact factor (2009) |
1.325 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0256-9574 (print) 2078-5135 (web) |
| LCCN | 45053744 |
| CODEN | SAMJEJ |
| OCLC number | 03582234 |
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The South African Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal which has been published in South Africa since 1884.[1] It is sponsored by the South African Medical Association and published by the association's publishing arm, the Health & Medical Publishing Group.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, PubMed/MEDLINE, and the Science Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2009 impact factor is 1.325, ranking it 65th out of 133 journals in the category "Medicine, General & Internal".