Milestones for the AJHPE – what have we achieved in four years?

Abstract

When the African Journal of Health Professions Education was launched in 2009, we set out to achieve the following: 'The AJHPE is an open access peer-reviewed journal which focuses on disseminating research results of work focusing on the education of health professionals, specifically, but not exclusively, in Africa.' Using this statement of intent as a yardstick, it is useful to reflect on the milestones achieved (or not) in the first four years of publication. The first milestone for any journal has to be visibility in the international community. In this regard, we have done exceptionally well.