African Journal of Paediatric Surgery Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery (AJPS) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Medicine. Wolters Kluwer Medknow is the publisher of this esteemed journal. The P-ISSN assigned to African Journal of Paediatric Surgery is 0189-6725 and its abbreviated form is Afr J Paediatr Surg.

Vision

AJPS aims to be the foremost African periodical on Paediatric Surgery, dedicated to the promotion of research, post-graduate training and further education in the surgery of newborns, infants and children.

Mission Statement

To serve as a medium for continued surgical education and qualitative scientific publications on paediatric surgery, enhancing exchange of evidenced-based information on the best surgical practice that will ultimately improve the health of children.

Scope

AJPS welcomes and accepts clinical and laboratory-based research manuscripts relating to all aspects of paediatric surgery. It is also a medium for publicizing meetings and news relating to advances in Paediatric Surgery and child health within Africa and the rest of the world.

Aims and Objectives

To publish cut edge peer-review original articles, case reports, letters to the editor, editorials, review articles, commentaries, and innovations that will impact on paediatric surgical practice.
To enhance exchange of ideas/information relating to paediatric surgery and interaction among stakeholders.
To encourage networking and partnership between individuals, government and non-governmental organizations for the provision of quality health care in children.
To advocate for training, workshops, seminars, scientific manuscript writing conferences that will advance publishing culture.

Abbreviation : ISO Journal abbreviation refers to the shortened form or acronym used to represent the full title of a scholarly journal. The ISO4 Abbreviation of African Journal of Paediatric Surgery Journal is Afr J Paediatr Surg.

The Ranking of the Journal in 2024 is 23713. Ranking systems aim to provide an indication of a journal's quality, influence, and prestige within a specific field or discipline.

At present, the African Journal of Paediatric Surgery's Impact Factor is unavailable as the journal is not yet indexed in the Web of Science (WOS). Rest assured, as soon as the impact factor becomes available, we will promptly update this information. Please stay tuned for updates regarding this matter.

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The Journal SCImago in 2024 is 0.126. It is measured by the number of citations which are made by the particular journals, and the journal from where the citations arrived from.

The Journal's H-Index in 2024 is 20. The H-index is calculated on how many times a particular author is cited and the number of published papers that a particular author has.

The Journal's Quartile is Q4. A quartile has three points, which are the upper quartile, median, and lower quartile. The main motive of the quartile is to calculate the interquartile range, that resembles the changes across the median.

The Journal is indexed in (Indexing details)

• 1. UGC
• 2. Scopus
• 3. ProQuest
• 4. Medline
• 5. Google Scholar
• 6. Embase
• 7. DOAJ

Indexing services aim to make it easier for researchers, scholars, and readers to discover and access articles from various journals within a specific field or discipline.

The Editor-in-chief of the Journal is Prof. Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, Professor & Consultant Paediatric Surgeon

Processing/Submission Fee : Article submission/Processing fees (APC), also known as manuscript Publication fees or processing fees (APC), are charged by journals to authors for submitting/publishing their research papers/article.

The APC/Submission (Publication) Fee of the Journal is US $150 (for overseas authors), INR 9000 (for authors from India)

Call for paper : The Journal invites original research contributions for consideration of publication in African Journal of Paediatric Surgery journal.

Journal seeking submissions in the broad areas of Medicine that align with journal's focus on Medicine.

for details about call for paper please visit to the official website of the journal to check the details about call for papers.

Publishing in African Journal of Paediatric Surgery involves the following steps:

• Research: Conduct high-quality, impactful research in the field of Medicine.
• Familiarize Yourself: Read and understand the aims and scope of African Journal of Paediatric Surgery to ensure your work aligns with their focus.
• Manuscript Preparation: Prepare your manuscript according to the African Journal of Paediatric Surgery guidelines, including formatting, length, and referencing style.
• Submission: Submit your manuscript through the journal's online submission system.

• Journal Website
• PubMed
• Scopus
• SCImago