The Lancet Regional Health - Africa
Last updated ISSN 3050-5011
The Lancet Regional Health - Africa is published by Elsevier BV in medicine. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Lancet Regional Health - Africa concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Malaria Research and Control
- Global Health and Surgery
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 3050-5011 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | DOAJ |
| Articles published | 163 |
| Citations per paper (2 yr) | 0.3 average, from OpenAlex — not the Journal Impact Factor |
| Publishing since | 2025 |
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