The South African Family Practice (SAFP) journal is the official journal of the South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFP), and is aimed at all SAAFP members (including family physicians, registrars, associate members, students), working within primary care (both private and public health sectors, as well as urban and rural practice settings) within South Africa and the wider region.. View our Editorial Team.
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Notification: New Special Collection Article Published! |
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| The first article of our special collection, ‘South African Family Practice at 45: Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future,’ guest edited by Prof. Klaus von Pressentin, Prof. Indiran Govender, Prof. Ramprakash Kaswa, Dr Arun Nair and Dr Mareike Rabe, is now live! This Open Forum by Ian Couper, Jannie Hugo, Julia Blitz and Hoffie Conradie in 'Looking back to look forward: Learning from past innovations in family medicine training' offers current postgraduate family medicine training programmes in South Africa the opportunity to reflect on what they might learn from the past approaches of the Medunsa programme. Read it now: Volume 68 Issue 2. Stay tuned for more articles coming soon! | |
| Posted: 2026-01-24 | More... |
Notification: Submit Your CPD Activities with Ease on the HPCSA Portal |
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CPD Activities managed within the rules of an accredited structure can be submitted by individuals on the HPCSA portal. These include being the principal author of a peer-reviewed publication or chapter in a book, a co-author/editor of a peer-reviewed publication or chapter in a book, or reviewing an article/chapter in a book/journal. For more details, access the HPCSA presentation on the SAAFP website. |
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| Posted: 2025-11-26 | |
Website Update: AOSIS Transitioning to CRediT Authorship Taxonomy |
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Starting in November 2025, AOSIS will begin using CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) authorship contribution statements for all new submissions and acceptances. Published articles reflecting CRediT statements will appear from 2026. Guidance is available under the Author Guidelines: Formatting Requirements, and all contributions should be disclosed in the Authorship, Disclosure Statements, Copyright, and License Agreement Form (Cover Letter) at submission or the Authorship Change Request Form. Following these guidelines ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity in the publication process. |
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| Posted: 2025-11-05 | |
Website Update: AI in Research: Transparency and Compliance Reminder |
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| In 2025, the inclusion of AI policies became compulsory for all SciELO SA journals. Authors using AI-assisted technology must disclose their use in manuscripts to ensure transparency, accuracy, and trust. Guidance is available in the Plagiarism, Fabrication and Artificial Intelligence Policy page and the Submission Guidelines under 'AI-assisted technologies' in the formatting requirements. Not sure if this journal is indexed in SciELO SA? Please check our Indexing Services page. | |
| Posted: 2025-10-06 | |
Vlog: What is effective peer review? |
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| Videocast by Prof. Klaus B. von Pressentin, on ‘what is it to be an effective peer reviewer?'. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytQ1f_1e9ds @_AOSIS @klausvon @SAFPjournal | |
| Posted: 2022-01-28 | More... |
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