Journal metric profile

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 112/137 Recorded category rank

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by AOSIS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.300, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 112 out of 137 journals in its listed category. A Q4 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 312 total citations, 33 total articles, 34 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.600, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.340.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 3.9 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases is identified in this record by print ISSN 2312-0053 and electronic ISSN 2313-1810. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Abbreviated journalSOUTH AFR J INFECT D
PublisherAOSIS
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,740
ISSN2312-0053
eISSN2313-1810
Total cites312
Total articles33
Citable items34
Cited half-life3.9 years
Citing half-life6.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.300
5-Year Impact Factor1.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.340
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank112/137
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases is 1.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases?

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases?

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases is listed as being published by AOSIS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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