African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM), launched in 2008, is the official journal of WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) Africa Region.

It provides a platform for scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary health care researchers and practitioners across Africa.

It provides a contextual and holistic view of family medicine and primary health care as practised across the continent.

The journal is indispensable to primary health care practitioners, family medicine specialists and academics with an interest in the African continent, and offers an engaging insight into the growth of these disciplines from a distinctly African perspective.

PHCFM seeks to publish innovative research, reviews, country profiles, editorials and opinion pieces on all aspects of primary health care and family medicine in the African context.

The research includes primary care, family practice, sexual health, oral health, emergency care, district health services, rural health care, health promotion, prevention of disease and disability, pain management and palliative care, community-orientated primary care, and the education and training of professionals and health workers in family medicine and primary health care.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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 13,840.00 ZAR. 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.

• Spiritual care – ‘A deeper immunity’ – A response to Covid-19 pandemic

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Nicolette V., Thuli G., Mujeeb

• Barriers and opportunities to implementation of sustainable e-Health programmes in Uganda: A literature review

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Vincent M., Maurice, Richard E.

• Social support and coping in adults with type 2 diabetes

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Samantha, Basil J., Wilbert

• Trust of community health workers influences the acceptance of community-based maternal and child health services

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Merridy, Aurene, Lyn, Sifiso, Ntokozo, Christiane M.

• Electronic health record system in the public health care sector of South Africa: A systematic literature review

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Munyaradzi C., Liezel

• Home delivery of medication during Coronavirus disease 2019, Cape Town, South Africa: Short report

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Zameer, Robert, Charlyn, Darrin

• The prevalence of neonatal jaundice and risk factors in healthy term neonates at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Hanneke, Jeanie, Dyanti, Dahne, Kristian, Hanre, Gina

• The roles of community health workers in management of non-communicable diseases in an urban township

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Lungiswa P., Thandi, Helen, Naomi S., Krisela

• The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the South African health system: A call to maintain essential health services

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Juliet, Himani

• Non-adherence to diet and exercise recommendations amongst patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Extension II Clinic in Botswana

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Adewale B., Langalibalele H., Nomsa H., Indiran, Gboyega A.