Journal metric profile

South African Journal of Child Health

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 0.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 159/191 Recorded category rank

South African Journal of Child Health JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

South African Journal of Child Health is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by HEALTH & MEDICAL PUBLISHING GROUP. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.400, 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 159 out of 191 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 352 total citations, 33 total articles, 33 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.600, which is 0.200 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 0.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.150.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 7.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

South African Journal of Child Health is identified in this record by print ISSN 1994-3032 and electronic ISSN 1999-7671. 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 nameSouth African Journal of Child Health
Abbreviated journalS AFR J CHILD HEALTH
PublisherHEALTH & MEDICAL PUBLISHING GROUP
Metric year2025
Overall rank17,542
ISSN1994-3032
eISSN1999-7671
Total cites352
Total articles33
Citable items33
Cited half-life7.7 years
Citing half-life7.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.400
5-Year Impact Factor0.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.150
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank159/191
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of South African Journal of Child Health?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for South African Journal of Child Health is 0.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is South African Journal of Child Health?

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

Who publishes South African Journal of Child Health?

South African Journal of Child Health is listed as being published by HEALTH & MEDICAL PUBLISHING GROUP.

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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