Aims & Scope
Scientific African is a peer reviewed, open access, inter- and multidisciplinary scientific journal that is dedicated to expanding access to African research, increasing intra-African scientific collaboration, and building academic research capacity in Africa.
The journal aims to provide a modern, highly-visible platform for publishing pan-African research and welcomes submissions from all scientific disciplines in the following broad categories: AGF - Agriculture and Food Security CHE - Chemistry CON - Conservation and Sustainability Studies ECO - Economics and Business ENV - Environmental and Geosciences ITE - Information Technology and Engineering LIF - Life and Health Sciences MAT - Mathematics PHY - Physical Sciences SOC - Social Sciences and Policy The journal welcomes submissions of full text research articles, reviews but also publishes invited perspectives and critical policy papers.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.609 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9518 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5367 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Multidisciplinary, 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
- Preservation url
- Apc url
- License
APC Details
The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Multidisciplinary, 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 500.00 USD. Learn more.
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