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Focus and Scope
The South African Medical Journal is a monthly peer reviewed, internationally indexed, general medical journal. It carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice and other medical articles and personal opinion, South African health-related news, obituaries, general correspondence, and classified advertisements.
Section Policies
Articles
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Peer Review Process
Original articles are first reviewed by an Editorial Advisory Group who can recommend rejection or referral for review by one or more subject referees. Manuscripts from review may be accepted, returned to author for revision or rejected. All final decisions on a manuscript are at the editors discretion.
Publication Frequency
Monthly (12 issues per annum). Journals are published on the first day of every month. Journal items are published as part of an issue with its own Table of Contents.
Editorial Team
Editors
Chris Bateman, HMPG, South Africa
Emma Buchanan, HMPG, South Africa
Tariq Cassim, HMPG
Gertrude Fani, HMPG
Pat Gittins, HMPG
Clinton Mark Griffin, HMPG
Anne Hahn
Lindley heynes
Athol Kent, University of Cape Town
Nonhlanhla P Khumalo, HMPG, South Africa
Ralph Kirsch, University of Cape Town
Elsa Lampropoulos, HMPG, South Africa
Marijke Maree, HMPG, South Africa
Robert Matzdorff, HMPG
Dan Ncayiyana, HMPG, South Africa
Siobhan Tillemans, HMPG
Paula van der Bijl, South Africa
JP van Niekerk, HMPG, South Africa
Section Editors
Chris Bateman, HMPG, South Africa
Emma Buchanan, HMPG, South Africa
Elsa Lampropoulos, HMPG, South Africa
Marijke Maree, HMPG, South Africa
Dan Ncayiyana, HMPG, South Africa
Barry David Schoub, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
JP van Niekerk, HMPG, South Africa
Layout Editors
Tariq Cassim, HMPG
Gertrude Fani, HMPG
Clinton Mark Griffin, HMPG
Siobhan Tillemans, HMPG
Copyeditors
Emma Buchanan, HMPG, South Africa
Pat Gittins, HMPG
Anne Hahn
Marijke Maree, HMPG, South Africa
Robert Matzdorff, HMPG
Paula van der Bijl, South Africa
Proofreaders
Emma Buchanan, HMPG, South Africa
Marijke Maree, HMPG, South Africa
Paula van der Bijl, South Africa
Online Submissions
To submit your research to the SAMJ online please register or login at www.samj.org.za