African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.8, ranking Q2 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 2.06.
Middle 50%: 60–132 days
100 of 100 PubMed-indexed articles · 100% coverage · 2024–2025
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72 of 432 works · same type, year & subfield
3 works · same type, year & subfield
Above field-year expectation
of 1,117 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 1.06, so its typical recent paper runs about 6% above its field benchmark.
16.7% 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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OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
432 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q2 |
| General Health Professions | Q2 |
| Infectious Diseases | Q3 |
A solid Q2 journal by citation data
By citation data, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine is a solid journal: it is Q2 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 other subfield, the second quarter of journals by score, and ranks #2,838 of 6,272 Medicine journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 46%). African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.8. Recent papers took a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex lists an indicative article processing charge of $567 USD. 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 Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's 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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Recent accepted papers took a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance, including revisions (PubMed dates). African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine does not publish an acceptance rate.
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See what the report coversBy citation data, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine is a solid journal: it is Q2 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 other subfield, the second quarter of journals by score, and ranks #2,838 of 6,272 Medicine journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 46%). African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.8. Recent papers took a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex lists an indicative article processing charge of $567 USD. 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 Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.8, 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 Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. What recent PubMed records do show is speed: accepted papers took a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance. To judge selectivity, compare African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's best quartile is Q2. By OpenAlex subfield: Q2 in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Q2 in General Health Professions; Q3 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 Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine will not match this score exactly. Compare journals using one source at a time.
Across 100 recent PubMed records with both dates, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine took a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance; the middle half took 60–132 days. This interval includes editorial handling and revisions, so it is not the time to a first decision.
OpenAlex lists an indicative article processing charge of $567 USD for African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. This journal-level estimate may exclude taxes, waivers, discounts, or article-type fees, so confirm the current charge on the journal's website.
Comparable journals include Annals of Global Health, South African Family Practice, Global Health-Science and Practice, and European Journal of General Practice. 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 Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine's 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. Accepted papers took a median of 100 days from submission to acceptance in recent PubMed records.