African Journal of Reproductive Health

What African Journal of Reproductive Health does

The African Journal of Reproductive Health (AJRH) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), a Nigerian non-profit organization headquartered in Benin City, Edo State. Founded in 1997, AJRH provides a multidisciplinary and international forum for research on reproductive health issues relevant to Africa and other low-to-middle-income countries. The journal has progressively increased its publication cadence from tri-annual (1997–2008) to quarterly (2009–2020), bimonthly (2021), and now monthly publication with special editions, currently in Volume 30 (2026), with 198 published items across 16 issues and 495 submissions reported for 2026.

The journal's technical platform is built on Open Journal Systems (OJS) 2.4.8.1, an open-source journal management and publishing application developed by the Public Knowledge Project under the GNU General Public License, with hosting supported by Mason Publishing / George Mason University Libraries. Core product offerings include the flagship quarterly-to-monthly journal, an online manuscript submission and peer-review workflow, full-text article publishing in PDF and HTML with a complete archive from 1997 to present, and integration with multiple indexing and abstracting services (AJOL, JSTOR, EBSCO, SABINET, The Gale Group, Academic.ng, Barnes Foundation). As of June 2026, the OJS submission system is experiencing technical and security issues, temporarily redirecting submissions to email.

AJRH's revenue model combines subscription revenue (institutional and individual), advertising placements (Inside Front Cover ₦300,000/$700, Inside Back Cover ₦250,000/$650, Inside Pages ₦200,000/$500), and likely publishing or submission fees. The journal is operated by an 11-person team led by Editor-in-Chief Friday Okonofua, with a Deputy Editor, Senior Managing Editor, Managing Editor, and an international editorial board spanning Africa, North America, Europe, and Asia. Its customer base consists of academic researchers, healthcare professionals, policy makers, NGOs, and reproductive health stakeholders, with readership and contributors distributed globally despite the Nigeria-based headquarters.

Name

African Journal of Reproductive Health

Legal name

Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)

Website

https://ajrh.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The African Journal of Reproductive Health (AJRH) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) in Nigeria. Founded in 1997, it disseminates monthly multidisciplinary research on reproductive health issues relevant to Africa and low-to-middle-income countries to a global readership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAFAJ

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYMPAJABAG

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Reproductive health research
• Peer-reviewed publications
• Scientific journal indexing
• Scholarly open access

Headquarters

HQ city

Benin City

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Traditional subscription model for individual and institutional subscribers accessing the journal's published content
2. Advertising: The journal accepts advertisements from stakeholders in reproductive health. Rates vary by placement: Inside Front Cover (₦300,000/$700), Inside Back Cover (₦250,000/$650), Inside Pages (₦200,000/$500)
3. Publishing Fees: Authors submit manuscripts through the journal's submission system, suggesting article processing or submission fees may apply

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AJRH is a peer-reviewed monthly academic journal (Vol 30, 2026) that provides a multidisciplinary international forum for disseminating research on reproductive health issues relevant to Africa and other low-to-middle-income countries. The journal operates an online manuscript submission and peer-review system built on Open Journal Systems, publishes articles in HTML and PDF, and distributes content through major academic databases (AJOL, JSTOR, EBSCO, SABINET).

Product overview

African Journal of Reproductive Health is an academic journal platform offering a suite of publication services centered on its peer-reviewed journal, published monthly by Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC). The platform consists of the core AJRH journal, an Open Journal Systems-powered manuscript submission and peer-review system, comprehensive article publishing with HTML and PDF access, and indexing partnerships with major academic databases. The journal provides a forum for reproductive health research relevant to Africa and low-to-middle-income countries, with content spanning from 1997 to present across 30 volumes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• African Journal of Reproductive Health (AJRH) A peer-reviewed monthly academic journal (currently Vol 30, 2026) providing a multidisciplinary international forum for research on contemporary reproductive health issues relevant to Africa and other low-to-middle-income countries. Targeted at academic researchers, healthcare professionals, and policy makers.
• Manuscript Submission and Peer-Review System Online manuscript submission, peer-review workflow, and editorial management platform built on Open Journal Systems (OJS), enabling authors to submit manuscripts, reviewers to evaluate submissions, and editors to manage the publication workflow for AJRH.
• Article Publishing and Archiving Service Full-text article access with PDF downloads and HTML article views, plus a comprehensive archive of all published AJRH research from Volume 1 (1997) through the current issue, available to readers and subscribers.
• Journal Advertising Placements Paid advertising placements in the journal sold to reproductive health stakeholders: Inside Front Cover (₦300,000 / $700), Inside Back Cover (₦250,000 / $650), and Inside Pages (₦200,000 / $500), available in full colour or black & white formats.

Quantifiable outcome

• 495 total submissions in 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)coreOthers · 1 January 1997WHARC is the parent organization and publisher of the African Journal of Reproductive Health. The organization is headquartered in Benin City, Nigeria and is responsible for the journal's editorial operations and strategic direction.
• African Journals Online (AJOL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAJOL provides indexing and online hosting services for African journals, increasing visibility and accessibility of AJRH content to researchers across Africa and globally

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PLOS ONE: Largest open-access multidisciplinary scholarly publisher. Competes for the same LMIC author pool but operates at vastly greater scale across all scientific disciplines.
• BMJ Open: Open-access medical journal from BMJ Group covering all clinical specialties including reproductive health. A broad incumbent peer with similar OA model and global scope.
• Lancet Global Health: Top-tier open-access journal covering global health research including reproductive health in LMICs. Operates as a high-impact incumbent in AJRH's subject area.

Direct peers

• African Health Sciences: Peer-reviewed journal covering health research relevant to Africa, published from Uganda. Comparable to AJRH as an Africa-based, open-access scholarly journal serving African and LMIC health research communities.
• Studies in Family Planning: Long-running peer-reviewed journal focused on sexual and reproductive health, especially in developing countries, published by Wiley/Population Council. Direct subject-area peer with global LMIC remit similar to AJRH.
• Pan African Medical Journal: Open-access peer-reviewed medical journal serving African health research with broad scope including reproductive health. Comparable Africa-rooted OA medical journal.
• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth: Open-access journal within BMC covering pregnancy, childbirth, and maternal health topics overlapping heavily with AJRH's maternal mortality and obstetric content.
• Global Health Action: Open-access journal publishing research on global health, with significant LMIC and reproductive-health overlap. Comparable peer in scope and target audience.
• Reproductive Health (BMC/Springer Nature): Open-access journal publishing research on reproductive health globally, including LMIC-focused work. Directly comparable to AJRH in subject matter and open-access model, though operated at much larger scale by a major commercial publisher.

Others

• African Journals Online (AJOL): Not-for-profit aggregator hosting and indexing African scholarly journals, including AJRH. An ecosystem enabler and distribution partner rather than a competing journal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WHARC1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/wharc1
• Facebookfacebook.com/WHARC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/african-journal-of-reproductive-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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