Journal characteristics by number and proportion of sub-Saharan African women first authors
| Rank | Journal name | Impact factor (2016) | N (total # of first authors in database/by Journal) | No of sub-Saharan African women, first authors | Proportion of sub-Saharan African women, first authors |
| 1 | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | NA | 66 | 34 | 0.515 |
| 2 | African Journal of Reproductive Health | 0.7 | 55 | 23 | 0.418 |
| 3 | South African Medical Journal | 1.73 | 85 | 30 | 0.353 |
| 4 | Global Health Action | 1.79 | 155 | 47 | 0.303 |
| 5 | Pan African Medical Journal | NA | 233 | 69 | 0.296 |
| 6 | BMC Public Health | 2.27 | 298 | 88 | 0.295 |
| 7 | BMC Health Services Research | 1.83 | 188 | 53 | 0.282 |
| 8 | BMC Research Notes | 2.28 | 148 | 39 | 0.264 |
| 9 | PLOS ONE | 2.81 | 550 | 103 | 0.187 |
| 10 | Malaria Journal | 2.72 | 229 | 39 | 0.170 |
(Note: If an impact factor was not reported on a journal’s website or in Journal Citation Reports, it is listed as NA).
NA, not available.