Focus and Scope
The journal is the leading psychiatric journal of Africa. It provides open-access scholarly reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and all with an interest in mental health. It carries empirical and conceptual research articles, reviews, editorials, and scientific letters related to psychiatry. It publishes work from various places in the world, and makes special provision for the interests of Africa. It seeks to serve its readership and researchers with the most topical content in psychiatry for clinical practice and academic pursuits, including work in the subspecialty areas of psychiatry. Submissions in English (full article) will be considered for publication.
Source: https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/pages/view/journal-information
Current Issue: Vol. 32 No. 1 (2026)
Published: 2026-06-09
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eISSN: 2078-6786
print ISSN: 1608-9685
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