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SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
0.2
SJR
0.187
CiteScore
0.5
Categories
Literature and Literary Theory
Cultural Studies
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2008-2025
journal names
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
TYDSKR LETT
Publications
1 332
Citations
621
h-index
8
Publications
325
Citations
385
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (312 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (106 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (99 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (33 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (14 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (879 publications)
Nigeria (64 publications)
USA (34 publications)
South Africa (115 publications)
Kenya (17 publications)
Nigeria (14 publications)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal of Literary Studies
33 citations, 5.31%
Journal of Commonwealth Literature
26 citations, 4.19%
FILLM Studies in Languages and Literatures
24 citations, 3.86%
Literator
21 citations, 3.38%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
16 citations, 2.58%
English Academy Review
13 citations, 2.09%
South African Journal of African Languages
13 citations, 2.09%
African Identities
10 citations, 1.61%
English Studies in Africa
10 citations, 1.61%
Current Writing
9 citations, 1.45%
Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies
9 citations, 1.45%
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
8 citations, 1.29%
Safundi
7 citations, 1.13%
Journal of African Cultural Studies
7 citations, 1.13%
Cogent Arts and Humanities
7 citations, 1.13%
Journal of the African Literature Association
7 citations, 1.13%
Imbizo
7 citations, 1.13%
Social Dynamics
6 citations, 0.97%
African Histories and Modernities
6 citations, 0.97%
Journal of Postcolonial Writing
5 citations, 0.81%
Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies
5 citations, 0.81%
Literature, Critique, and Empire Today
5 citations, 0.81%
Agenda
4 citations, 0.64%
Scrutiny2
4 citations, 0.64%
Journal of Black Studies
4 citations, 0.64%
Communicatio
4 citations, 0.64%
Critical Arts
4 citations, 0.64%
Commonwealth Essays and Studies
4 citations, 0.64%
UK and Irish Television Comedy
4 citations, 0.64%
African Studies Review
3 citations, 0.48%
Journal of Homosexuality
3 citations, 0.48%
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
3 citations, 0.48%
Novel: A Forum on Fiction
3 citations, 0.48%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
3 citations, 0.48%
Muziki
3 citations, 0.48%
Urban Studies
3 citations, 0.48%
SSRN Electronic Journal
3 citations, 0.48%
Werkwinkel
3 citations, 0.48%
Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry
2 citations, 0.32%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Etudes Anglaises
2 citations, 0.32%
Visual Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Fat Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Modern and Contemporary France
2 citations, 0.32%
Men and Masculinities
2 citations, 0.32%
Social Sciences
2 citations, 0.32%
Green Letters
2 citations, 0.32%
African Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Critique - Studies in Contemporary Fiction
2 citations, 0.32%
Canadian Journal of African Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
History Compass
2 citations, 0.32%
Interventions
2 citations, 0.32%
Women's Studies International Forum
2 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of the History of Sport
2 citations, 0.32%
Round Table
2 citations, 0.32%
ANQ - Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews
2 citations, 0.32%
Folklore
2 citations, 0.32%
Dutch Crossing
2 citations, 0.32%
Matatu
2 citations, 0.32%
Memory Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
Critical African Studies
2 citations, 0.32%
PLoS ONE
2 citations, 0.32%
Humanities
2 citations, 0.32%
Handbook of African Philosophy
2 citations, 0.32%
Popular Music Scenes
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Gender and Power
2 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Poetry Therapy
1 citation, 0.16%
Litterature
1 citation, 0.16%
South African Journal of Science
1 citation, 0.16%
Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
1 citation, 0.16%
Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society
1 citation, 0.16%
South African Journal of Childhood Education
1 citation, 0.16%
Social Semiotics
1 citation, 0.16%
European Journal of English Studies
1 citation, 0.16%
Africa
1 citation, 0.16%
RLC - Revue de Litterature Comparee
1 citation, 0.16%
Regional Studies
1 citation, 0.16%
Ethnologie Francaise
1 citation, 0.16%
Translation and Interpreting Studies
1 citation, 0.16%
Contemporary Women's Writing
1 citation, 0.16%
NORMA
1 citation, 0.16%
Futures
1 citation, 0.16%
Journal of African Media Studies
1 citation, 0.16%
AlterNative
1 citation, 0.16%
South African Journal of Philosophy
1 citation, 0.16%
Journal of Molecular Modeling
1 citation, 0.16%
Race Ethnicity and Education
1 citation, 0.16%
Trans/Form/Acao
1 citation, 0.16%
History of Humanities
1 citation, 0.16%
Studies in Higher Education
1 citation, 0.16%
Information Systems Journal
1 citation, 0.16%
Politikon
1 citation, 0.16%
Education Sciences
1 citation, 0.16%
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
1 citation, 0.16%
Journal of Archaeological Research
1 citation, 0.16%
Wasafiri
1 citation, 0.16%
Continuum
1 citation, 0.16%
History in Africa
1 citation, 0.16%
AILA Review
1 citation, 0.16%
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Taylor & Francis
223 citations, 35.91%
SAGE
55 citations, 8.86%
Cambridge University Press
33 citations, 5.31%
Springer Nature
33 citations, 5.31%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
30 citations, 4.83%
AOSIS
25 citations, 4.03%
Unisa Press
23 citations, 3.7%
Duke University Press
13 citations, 2.09%
Academy of Science of South Africa
9 citations, 1.45%
African Journals online
8 citations, 1.29%
Wiley
7 citations, 1.13%
Elsevier
7 citations, 1.13%
MDPI
7 citations, 1.13%
University of California Press
6 citations, 0.97%
Walter de Gruyter
5 citations, 0.81%
OpenEdition
5 citations, 0.81%
IGI Global
4 citations, 0.64%
Brill
3 citations, 0.48%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
3 citations, 0.48%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
3 citations, 0.48%
University of Chicago Press
2 citations, 0.32%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.32%
2 citations, 0.32%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2 citations, 0.32%
CAIRN
2 citations, 0.32%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.32%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.32%
Oxford University Press
1 citation, 0.16%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.16%
Liverpool University Press
1 citation, 0.16%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
1 citation, 0.16%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1 citation, 0.16%
1 citation, 0.16%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.16%
1 citation, 0.16%
1 citation, 0.16%
Maisonneuve et Larose
1 citation, 0.16%
1 citation, 0.16%
African Studies Association
1 citation, 0.16%
Hanyang University
1 citation, 0.16%
JSTOR
1 citation, 0.16%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.16%
Project MUSE
1 citation, 0.16%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
1 citation, 0.16%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.16%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
1 citation, 0.16%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
1 citation, 0.16%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.16%
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University of Pretoria
312 publications, 23.42%
University of South Africa
106 publications, 7.96%
Stellenbosch University
99 publications, 7.43%
University of the Free State
52 publications, 3.9%
University of the Western Cape
48 publications, 3.6%
North-West University
43 publications, 3.23%
University of Johannesburg
31 publications, 2.33%
Nelson Mandela University
31 publications, 2.33%
University of Cape Town
30 publications, 2.25%
University of the Witwatersrand
25 publications, 1.88%
Rhodes University
25 publications, 1.88%
University of Fort Hare
16 publications, 1.2%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
16 publications, 1.2%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
15 publications, 1.13%
University of Nairobi
13 publications, 0.98%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
13 publications, 0.98%
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
11 publications, 0.83%
Abdou Moumouni University
11 publications, 0.83%
Abia State University
11 publications, 0.83%
Ghent University
8 publications, 0.6%
University of Venda
8 publications, 0.6%
Obafemi Awolowo University
8 publications, 0.6%
University of Zululand
7 publications, 0.53%
University of Amsterdam
7 publications, 0.53%
University of Port Harcourt
6 publications, 0.45%
Moi University
6 publications, 0.45%
University of Limpopo
5 publications, 0.38%
Palacký University Olomouc
5 publications, 0.38%
National University of Lesotho
5 publications, 0.38%
University of Eldoret
5 publications, 0.38%
Humboldt University of Berlin
4 publications, 0.3%
University of Antwerp
4 publications, 0.3%
Durban University of Technology
4 publications, 0.3%
University of Ilorin
4 publications, 0.3%
Delta State University
4 publications, 0.3%
Adekunle Ajasin University
4 publications, 0.3%
Rivers State University
4 publications, 0.3%
University of Tübingen
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Lagos
3 publications, 0.23%
North Carolina State University
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Ghana
3 publications, 0.23%
Hasselt University
3 publications, 0.23%
Leiden University
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Wrocław
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Yaoundé I
3 publications, 0.23%
United Arab Emirates University
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Warwick
2 publications, 0.15%
Maastricht University
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Adelaide
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Ibadan
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Abuja
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Botswana
2 publications, 0.15%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2 publications, 0.15%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Rochester
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Malawi
2 publications, 0.15%
Eduardo Mondlane University
2 publications, 0.15%
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
2 publications, 0.15%
Norbert Zongo University
2 publications, 0.15%
Saint Petersburg State University
1 publication, 0.08%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.08%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 publication, 0.08%
Bar-Ilan University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
1 publication, 0.08%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.08%
Radboud University Nijmegen
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Bordeaux
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.08%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Eastern Finland
1 publication, 0.08%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
1 publication, 0.08%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.08%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.08%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.08%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.08%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.08%
Dalhousie University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.08%
Ahmadu Bello University
1 publication, 0.08%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Uyo
1 publication, 0.08%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.08%
Babcock University
1 publication, 0.08%
Pan-Atlantic University
1 publication, 0.08%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.08%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.08%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Mines and Technology
1 publication, 0.08%
Leibniz University Hannover
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.08%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.08%
Niger Delta University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Duisburg-Essen
1 publication, 0.08%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of Pretoria
33 publications, 10.15%
Stellenbosch University
14 publications, 4.31%
University of the Western Cape
12 publications, 3.69%
University of South Africa
11 publications, 3.38%
University of the Free State
9 publications, 2.77%
University of Nairobi
9 publications, 2.77%
University of the Witwatersrand
7 publications, 2.15%
Nelson Mandela University
7 publications, 2.15%
North-West University
5 publications, 1.54%
Rhodes University
5 publications, 1.54%
Moi University
5 publications, 1.54%
University of Eldoret
4 publications, 1.23%
University of Cape Town
3 publications, 0.92%
University of Ghana
3 publications, 0.92%
University of Amsterdam
3 publications, 0.92%
Humboldt University of Berlin
2 publications, 0.62%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.62%
University of Fort Hare
2 publications, 0.62%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.62%
University of Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.62%
Saint Petersburg State University
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Tübingen
1 publication, 0.31%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
1 publication, 0.31%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.31%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
1 publication, 0.31%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Lagos
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Port Harcourt
1 publication, 0.31%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Abuja
1 publication, 0.31%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.31%
Babcock University
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.31%
Leibniz University Hannover
1 publication, 0.31%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.31%
Goethe University Frankfurt
1 publication, 0.31%
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.31%
South Eastern Kenya University
1 publication, 0.31%
Daystar University
1 publication, 0.31%
University of Malawi
1 publication, 0.31%
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
1 publication, 0.31%
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
1 publication, 0.31%
Sorbonne Nouvelle University - Paris III
1 publication, 0.31%
Abdou Moumouni University
1 publication, 0.31%
Ambrose Alli University
1 publication, 0.31%
Gombe State University
1 publication, 0.31%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.31%
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
1 publication, 0.31%
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South Africa, 879, 65.99%
South Africa
879 publications, 65.99%
Nigeria, 64, 4.8%
Nigeria
64 publications, 4.8%
USA, 34, 2.55%
USA
34 publications, 2.55%
Kenya, 24, 1.8%
Kenya
24 publications, 1.8%
Belgium, 18, 1.35%
Belgium
18 publications, 1.35%
Burkina Faso, 17, 1.28%
Burkina Faso
17 publications, 1.28%
Poland, 17, 1.28%
Poland
17 publications, 1.28%
Netherlands, 16, 1.2%
Netherlands
16 publications, 1.2%
Germany, 13, 0.98%
Germany
13 publications, 0.98%
Niger, 13, 0.98%
Niger
13 publications, 0.98%
France, 10, 0.75%
France
10 publications, 0.75%
Greece, 8, 0.6%
Greece
8 publications, 0.6%
Australia, 6, 0.45%
Australia
6 publications, 0.45%
Cameroon, 6, 0.45%
Cameroon
6 publications, 0.45%
Lesotho, 6, 0.45%
Lesotho
6 publications, 0.45%
Czech Republic, 6, 0.45%
Czech Republic
6 publications, 0.45%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.38%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.38%
Ghana, 5, 0.38%
Ghana
5 publications, 0.38%
Canada, 5, 0.38%
Canada
5 publications, 0.38%
Brazil, 3, 0.23%
Brazil
3 publications, 0.23%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.23%
Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.23%
Botswana, 2, 0.15%
Botswana
2 publications, 0.15%
Israel, 2, 0.15%
Israel
2 publications, 0.15%
Malawi, 2, 0.15%
Malawi
2 publications, 0.15%
Mozambique, 2, 0.15%
Mozambique
2 publications, 0.15%
UAE, 2, 0.15%
UAE
2 publications, 0.15%
Finland, 2, 0.15%
Finland
2 publications, 0.15%
Russia, 1, 0.08%
Russia
1 publication, 0.08%
China, 1, 0.08%
China
1 publication, 0.08%
India, 1, 0.08%
India
1 publication, 0.08%
Ireland, 1, 0.08%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.08%
Madagascar, 1, 0.08%
Madagascar
1 publication, 0.08%
Namibia, 1, 0.08%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.08%
New Zealand, 1, 0.08%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.08%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.08%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.08%
Senegal, 1, 0.08%
Senegal
1 publication, 0.08%
Sudan, 1, 0.08%
Sudan
1 publication, 0.08%
Uganda, 1, 0.08%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.08%
Switzerland, 1, 0.08%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.08%
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South Africa, 115, 35.38%
South Africa
115 publications, 35.38%
Kenya, 17, 5.23%
Kenya
17 publications, 5.23%
Nigeria, 14, 4.31%
Nigeria
14 publications, 4.31%
Germany, 6, 1.85%
Germany
6 publications, 1.85%
USA, 5, 1.54%
USA
5 publications, 1.54%
Ghana, 4, 1.23%
Ghana
4 publications, 1.23%
Poland, 4, 1.23%
Poland
4 publications, 1.23%
Netherlands, 3, 0.92%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.92%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.62%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.62%
Russia, 1, 0.31%
Russia
1 publication, 0.31%
France, 1, 0.31%
France
1 publication, 0.31%
China, 1, 0.31%
China
1 publication, 0.31%
Belgium, 1, 0.31%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.31%
Greece, 1, 0.31%
Greece
1 publication, 0.31%
Israel, 1, 0.31%
Israel
1 publication, 0.31%
Canada, 1, 0.31%
Canada
1 publication, 0.31%
Malawi, 1, 0.31%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.31%
Niger, 1, 0.31%
Niger
1 publication, 0.31%
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