Retrospective abstracts (without full-text) :
Volume 83, Issue 1, 1993 - Volume 20, Issue 8, 2002.

Full-text online :
Volume 93, Issue 1, 2003 -

Online format :
PDF

Publication details :
11 issues per year

Scope of the publication :
The South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) is published under the auspices of the South African Medical Association, though it enjoys full editorial autonomy. The SAMJ :

• Provides a premier vehicle for the publication of medical research in South Africa and beyond;
• Provides high quality educational material for doctors;
• Informs the medical profession and the public on relevant health issues;
• Provides a forum for members of the profession to voice their opinions;
• Influences opinion and policy through the authority, relevance and quality of its contents;
• Is an important source for advertising and obtaining information about professional appointments.

Editorial information :
Scientific editors :
Editor : Prof. D.J. Ncayiyana,
Deputy editor : Prof. J.P. de V. van Niekerk

Associate editors :
H.M. Coovadia, D.J. du Plessis, J.I. Iputo, R.E. Kirsch, M.W. Makgoba, B. Mayosi, H. Odendaal, A.D. Rothberg, C.F. van der Merwe