African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, previously the South African Respiratory Journal, is the official journal of the South African Thoracic Society.

The journal accepts submissions relating to both clinical and basic research in the Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery and Critical Care fields and state-of-the-art reviews on any topic related to the scope of the journal.

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 15,000.00 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.

• Diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia in children: South African Thoracic Society guidelines

  Citation: 16

  Authors: H, D P, S, A C, T, C, R J, G, P, R, M P, A, G, S A

• Impact of post-tuberculosis lung disease on health-related quality of life in patients from two tertiary hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria

  Citation: 14

  Authors: O, O, M, S, O, N, M, O

• Smoking cessation on the African continent: Challenges and opportunities

  Citation: 13

  Authors: C, T, S, G, U, R

• Assessment of the knowledge of teachers about asthma and the availability of facilities for asthma care in public secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria

  Citation: 10

  Authors: O O, Y A, O B

• Adverse effects of biologic anti-inflammatory agents on the respiratory system: A review

  Citation: 9

  Authors: D, G R, J, N

• New insights into spontaneous pneumothorax: A review

  Citation: 9

  Authors: EH, JA, CFN

• Outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury at time of discharge from tertiary academic hospitals in Bloemfontein

  Citation: 8

  Authors: S D, C, L

• Pulmonary Scarring and its relation to Primary Lung Cancer

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Simon, Elvis M, Coenraad FN

• Venous thromboembolic disease in adults admitted to hospital in a setting with a high burden of HIV and TB

  Citation: 7

  Authors: P, N A, Wendy, K N, P, K, V A, E

• Thoracic endometriosis syndrome at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital

  Citation: 7

  Authors: P O, A S, K T, O A, O R, A, OOK, G G