African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Aims & 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.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 250.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Early management of mesenteric cyst prevents catastrophes: A single centre analysis of 17 cases

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Advait, Amit, RahulK, Beejal, Sandesh

• Surgical outcome and complications following cleft lip and palate repair in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

  Citation: 49

  Authors: TaiwoO, AdeyemiO, AdeyemoW, OgunleweM, LadeindeL

• Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in children: A continuing diagnostic challenge

  Citation: 41

  Authors: MohammadSaquib

• Challenges and outcome of Wilms′ tumour management in a resource-constrained setting

  Citation: 37

  Authors: J.C.H, W, EH, EM, HA, EG

• Complicated appendicitis: Analysis of risk factors in children

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Mahavir, YoginderSingh, KamalNain, Babita

• Childhood intussusception: The implications of delayed presentation

  Citation: 37

  Authors: SO, SO

• Epidemiology, management and outcome of gastroschisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results of an international survey

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Niyi, NaomiJ, Augusto

• Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications needing shunt revision in children: A review of 5 years of experience with 48 revisions

  Citation: 35

  Authors: RajendraK, KeshavS, DhirendraK, Jyoti

• Meckel's diverticulum in children: Our 12-year experience

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Jasbir, KamalNain, Poonam, Ananta

• Correlation between adenoidal nasopharyngeal ratio and symptoms of enlarged adenoids in children with adenoidal hypertrophy

  Citation: 34

  Authors: AdemolaA, TaiwoOlugbemiga, YemisiB