Where South African Medical Research Council Funded Research Is Published: Top 19 Journals

In shortSouth African Medical Research Council (South Africa) is named as a funder in the recent research articles of 19 journals we checked, most often in The Lancet Regional Health - Africa (9 of 176 recent articles). The journals below publish its funded work most often; open a journal for its indexing, review time, reviewer comments and fee waivers.

Journals that publish South African Medical Research Council funded research most often

#	Journal	Articles naming it	Indexing	Impact factor*	Median review time
1	The Lancet Regional Health - Africa	9 of 176	ESCI	0.26	n/a
2	International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion	5 of 112	SSCI	2.73	174 days
3	International Journal of Mental Health Systems	5 of 94	SSCI	4.53	238 days
4	Global Health Action	4 of 200	SCIE SSCI	3.21	132 days
5	South African Journal of Psychology	4 of 95	SSCI	1.92	n/a
6	Aspects of Molecular Medicine	3 of 71	Scopus	6.26	n/a
7	Global Public Health	3 of 200	SSCI	2.86	200 days
8	South African Journal of Science	3 of 200	SCIE	1.23	153 days
9	Advances in Public Health	2 of 194	ESCI	1.44	229 days
10	Biochemistry Research International	2 of 76	ESCI	2.64	228 days
11	Cell Biochemistry and Function	2 of 200	SCIE	4.38	153 days
12	Epidemiologia	2 of 200	ESCI	3.02	n/a
13	Global Epidemiology	2 of 147	Scopus	2.67	n/a
14	Health Services Insights	2 of 181	ESCI	2.03	n/a
15	Sex Education	2 of 121	SSCI	2.08	189 days
16	The Physician and Sportsmedicine	2 of 111	SCIE	1.65	130 days
17	Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases	1 of 47	Scopus	1.32	273 days
18	Journal of Humanistic Psychology	1 of 175	SSCI	0.74	n/a
19	Main Group Chemistry	1 of 108	SCIE	0.75	n/a

"Articles naming" counts the research articles (of up to 200 from the last 24 months) whose funder list names South African Medical Research Council. *Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value. Review time: median days from submission to acceptance.

Funders named alongside South African Medical Research Council

Other funders that appear in the same journals. Their pages show where their funded research is published.

Wellcome Trust National Institute for Health and Care Research National Institutes of Health Swedish Research Council Canadian Institutes of Health Research Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Fogarty International Center Medical Research Council National Natural Science Foundation of China University of South Africa Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities Australian Research Council Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Frequently asked questions

Which journals publish the most South African Medical Research Council funded research?

In the recent research articles we checked, the journals that name South African Medical Research Council as a funder most often are The Lancet Regional Health - Africa, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, International Journal of Mental Health Systems, Global Health Action, South African Journal of Psychology. In all, 19 journals name it.

Does publishing in these journals help my South African Medical Research Council grant?

These journals already publish work supported by South African Medical Research Council, so editors and reviewers know this kind of research. Whether a journal suits your paper still depends on its scope, indexing and review time, shown for each journal in the table.

Does South African Medical Research Council pay the article processing charge (APC)?

Many funders pay or reimburse open access fees under their open access policy, but the rules differ by funder and by grant. Check South African Medical Research Council's open access policy and your grant terms; for country-based waivers, use the free APC waiver checker.

How is this counted?

For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name. Not every article lists its funders, so a journal can be missing.

For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; spelling variants of a funder are combined. Updated: 29 October 2026. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with South African Medical Research Council or these journals.