The academy and its journal: 45 years of editorial leadership in South African family medicine.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

South African Family Practice Pub Date : 2026-03-31 DOI:10.4102/safp.v68i2.6282

Klaus B Von Pressentin

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Journals are living archives of their disciplines. For the South African Family Practice journal, its 45-year journey offers a unique lens on how family medicine in Southern Africa found its voice and evolved alongside global primary care scholarship. This Open Forum reflection traces the journal's trajectory, from print and pharma-supported pages to a fully online, open-access platform grounded in ethical rigour and robust peer review. Drawing on archival insights and a conversation with Prof. Pierre de Villiers, who continued Prof. Sam Fehrsen's editorial legacy, the overview highlights how editorial independence, methodological diversity and capacity building have shaped the journal as a trusted voice for family medicine and primary care. This narrative describes the journal's role in enhancing the discipline's evidence base and scholarly identity over 45 years. The evolution of the journal offers lessons for strengthening primary care scholarship in Africa and other regions.Contribution: Four decades of editorial leadership of the South African Family Practice have significantly shaped the journal's identity, integrity and reputation in primary care across Southern Africa and abroad. Key transitions supporting inclusive scholarly development are highlighted.

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该学会及其期刊：南非家庭医学45年的编辑领导。

期刊是学科的活档案。对于《南非家庭实践》杂志来说，它45年的历程提供了一个独特的视角，展示了南部非洲的家庭医学如何找到自己的声音，并与全球初级保健学术一起发展。本次开放论坛回顾了该期刊的发展轨迹，从印刷和制药公司支持的页面到一个完全在线的开放获取平台，该平台以严格的伦理和强有力的同行评议为基础。通过对档案的深入了解和与Pierre de Villiers教授的对话（Pierre de Villiers教授继承了Sam Fehrsen教授的编辑遗产），概述了编辑独立性、方法多样性和能力建设如何使该杂志成为家庭医学和初级保健领域值得信赖的声音。这一叙述描述了该期刊在45年来加强该学科的证据基础和学术身份方面的作用。该杂志的发展为加强非洲和其他地区的初级保健研究提供了经验教训。贡献：四十年来，《南非家庭实践》的编辑领导极大地塑造了该杂志在南非和国外初级保健领域的身份、诚信和声誉。强调了支持包容性学术发展的关键转变。

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来源期刊

South African Family Practice MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

CiteScore

1.50

自引率

20.00%

发文量

审稿时长

25 weeks

期刊介绍： South African Family Practice (SAFP) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which strives to provide primary care physicians and researchers with a broad range of scholarly work in the disciplines of Family Medicine, Primary Health Care, Rural Medicine, District Health and other related fields. SAFP publishes original research, clinical reviews, and pertinent commentary that advance the knowledge base of these disciplines. The content of SAFP is designed to reflect and support further development of the broad basis of these disciplines through original research and critical review of evidence in important clinical areas; as well as to provide practitioners with continuing professional development material.