Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The SAJBL is a bi-annual journal for health professionals. It carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice, personal opinion and other topics related to biomedical, law, human rights issues. It also carrries related South African health-related news, obituaries, general correspondence, and classified advertisements.

 

Section Policies

Cover

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Masthead

Unchecked Open Submissions Unchecked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

From the editor

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Opinion

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Letter to editor

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Editorial

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Forum

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Case study

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Scientific letter

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Book reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Obituaries

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Guidelines

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

CPD questions

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked 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

Journals are published bi-annually. Journal items are published as part of an issue with its own Table of Contents.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 


ISSN:2078-5135
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