African Health Sciences' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.9, ranking Q3 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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66 of 1,045 works · same type, year & subfield
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Below field-year expectation
of 4,314 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.65, so its typical recent paper runs about 35% below its field benchmark.
6.3% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
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1,045 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q3 |
| General Health Professions | Q3 |
| Infectious Diseases | Q4 |
A mid-ranked Q3 journal by citation data
By citation data, African Health Sciences is a mid-ranked journal: it is Q3 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 other subfield, the third quarter of journals by score, below the subfield median, and ranks #4,538 of 6,272 Medicine journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 73%). African Health Sciences' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.9. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, and Infectious Diseases, so check that your topic fits its scope.
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OpenAlex classifies African Health Sciences' papers in subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, and Infectious Diseases. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.
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See what the report coversBy citation data, African Health Sciences is a mid-ranked journal: it is Q3 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 other subfield, the third quarter of journals by score, below the subfield median, and ranks #4,538 of 6,272 Medicine journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 73%). African Health Sciences' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.9. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, and Infectious Diseases, so check that your topic fits its scope.
African Health Sciences' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.9, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
We have not found an official acceptance rate published by African Health Sciences or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. To judge selectivity, compare African Health Sciences' quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
African Health Sciences' best quartile is Q3. By OpenAlex subfield: Q3 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Q3 in General Health Professions; Q4 in Infectious Diseases. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
No. Journal Metrics computes the score independently from OpenAlex open data. Other providers use different citation databases, document types, and counting rules, so their published figures for African Health Sciences will not match this score exactly. Compare journals using one source at a time.
Comparable journals include Lancet Global Health, Plos Medicine, Plos Global Public Health, and Sage Open Medicine. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.
Submit online through the link in African Health Sciences' author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter.