Journal metric profile

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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 0.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 58/68 Recorded category rank

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by MEDPHARM PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.300, 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 58 out of 68 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 265 total citations, 22 total articles, 24 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.300, which is equal to 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 0.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.110.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 7.3 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia is identified in this record by print ISSN 2220-1181 and electronic ISSN 2220-1173. 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 Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Abbreviated journalSOUTH AFR J ANAESTH
PublisherMEDPHARM PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank18,332
ISSN2220-1181
eISSN2220-1173
Total cites265
Total articles22
Citable items24
Cited half-life7.3 years
Citing half-life8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.300
5-Year Impact Factor0.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.110
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank58/68
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia is 0.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia?

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia 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 Anaesthesia and Analgesia?

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia is listed as being published by MEDPHARM PUBLICATIONS PTY LTD.

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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