South African Journal of African Languages

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Impact factor
0.4
SJR
0.260
CiteScore
0.5
Categories
Literature and Literary Theory
Linguistics and Language
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1996-2025
journal names
South African Journal of African Languages
S AFR J AFR LANG
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Publications
1 504
Citations
2 334
h-index
19
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
All time in 5 years
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (263 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (78 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (76 publications)
Top-3 countries
All time in 5 years
South Africa (906 publications)
Zimbabwe (51 publications)
USA (28 publications)

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South African Journal of African Languages
South African Journal of African Languages, 445, 19.07%
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 95, 4.07%
Language Matters
Language Matters, 92, 3.94%
Literator
Literator, 50, 2.14%
Advances in Iranian Linguistics II
Advances in Iranian Linguistics II, 48, 2.06%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 30, 1.29%
African Identities
African Identities, 27, 1.16%
Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies, 20, 0.86%
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 14, 0.6%
Journal of Literary Studies
Journal of Literary Studies, 13, 0.56%
Social Dynamics
Social Dynamics, 12, 0.51%
African Studies
African Studies, 12, 0.51%
World Englishes
World Englishes, 12, 0.51%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Journal of Asian and African Studies, 11, 0.47%
International Journal of Multilingualism
International Journal of Multilingualism, 11, 0.47%
Cogent Arts and Humanities
Cogent Arts and Humanities, 11, 0.47%
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, 10, 0.43%
Syntax
Syntax, 10, 0.43%
Language Resources and Evaluation
Language Resources and Evaluation, 10, 0.43%
Journal of Commonwealth Literature
Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 10, 0.43%
Lingua
Lingua, 10, 0.43%
Pragmatics and Beyond New Series
Pragmatics and Beyond New Series, 9, 0.39%
Journal of African Cultural Studies
Journal of African Cultural Studies, 9, 0.39%
Linguistics Vanguard
Linguistics Vanguard, 8, 0.34%
Current Issues in Language Planning
Current Issues in Language Planning, 8, 0.34%
Critical Arts
Critical Arts, 8, 0.34%
Language and Education
Language and Education, 7, 0.3%
Journal of Pragmatics
Journal of Pragmatics, 7, 0.3%
Studia Linguistica
Studia Linguistica, 7, 0.3%
Communicatio
Communicatio, 7, 0.3%
Frontiers in Communication
Frontiers in Communication, 7, 0.3%
Language Sciences
Language Sciences, 6, 0.26%
Reading and Writing (South Africa)
Reading and Writing (South Africa), 6, 0.26%
Transactions of the Philological Society
Transactions of the Philological Society, 6, 0.26%
Muziki
Muziki, 6, 0.26%
SAGE Open
SAGE Open, 6, 0.26%
International Journal of Lexicography
International Journal of Lexicography, 6, 0.26%
Current Writing
Current Writing, 6, 0.26%
South African Theatre Journal
South African Theatre Journal, 6, 0.26%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 5, 0.21%
International Journal of Corpus Linguistics
International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 5, 0.21%
Names
Names, 5, 0.21%
Diachronica
Diachronica, 5, 0.21%
Families in Society
Families in Society, 5, 0.21%
Linguistic Variation
Linguistic Variation, 5, 0.21%
Languages
Languages, 5, 0.21%
Imbizo, 5, 0.21%
Nomina Africana Journal of African Onomastics, 5, 0.21%
Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 4, 0.17%
Safundi
Safundi, 4, 0.17%
Journal of Linguistics
Journal of Linguistics, 4, 0.17%
South African Journal of Science, 4, 0.17%
System
System, 4, 0.17%
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies, 4, 0.17%
Journal of the International Phonetic Association
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 4, 0.17%
Linguistic Inquiry
Linguistic Inquiry, 4, 0.17%
IEEE Access
IEEE Access, 4, 0.17%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 4, 0.17%
South African Journal of Linguistics
South African Journal of Linguistics, 4, 0.17%
Canadian Journal of Linguistics
Canadian Journal of Linguistics, 3, 0.13%
Linguistic Typology
Linguistic Typology, 3, 0.13%
South African Journal of Childhood Education
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 3, 0.13%
Social Semiotics
Social Semiotics, 3, 0.13%
Ostrich
Ostrich, 3, 0.13%
Linguistics and Language Compass
Linguistics and Language Compass, 3, 0.13%
English Academy Review
English Academy Review, 3, 0.13%
Folia Linguistica
Folia Linguistica, 3, 0.13%
Studies in Language Companion Series
Studies in Language Companion Series, 3, 0.13%
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 3, 0.13%
African Archaeological Review
African Archaeological Review, 3, 0.13%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 3, 0.13%
Varieties of English Around the World
Varieties of English Around the World, 3, 0.13%
Benjamins Translation Library
Benjamins Translation Library, 3, 0.13%
Typological Studies in Language
Typological Studies in Language, 3, 0.13%
Education and Information Technologies
Education and Information Technologies, 3, 0.13%
International Journal of Applied Linguistics
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 3, 0.13%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 3, 0.13%
History Compass
History Compass, 3, 0.13%
Linguistics
Linguistics, 3, 0.13%
Language Dynamics and Change
Language Dynamics and Change, 3, 0.13%
Studies in Language
Studies in Language, 3, 0.13%
Morphology
Morphology, 3, 0.13%
Culture, Health and Sexuality
Culture, Health and Sexuality, 3, 0.13%
Journal of Cultural Geography
Journal of Cultural Geography, 3, 0.13%
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, 3, 0.13%
Glossa a journal of general linguistics, 3, 0.13%
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 3, 0.13%
Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 3, 0.13%
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2, 0.09%
Linguistics and Education
Linguistics and Education, 2, 0.09%
Cognitive Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics, 2, 0.09%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2, 0.09%
The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings, 2, 0.09%
African Studies Review
African Studies Review, 2, 0.09%
International Review of Education
International Review of Education, 2, 0.09%
Journal of Politeness Research
Journal of Politeness Research, 2, 0.09%
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling, 2, 0.09%
International Journal of Bilingualism
International Journal of Bilingualism, 2, 0.09%
Information Technology and People
Information Technology and People, 2, 0.09%
Journal of Language Contact, 2, 0.09%
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Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 885, 37.92%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 127, 5.44%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 116, 4.97%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 85, 3.64%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 73, 3.13%
AOSIS
AOSIS, 70, 3%
Wiley
Wiley, 65, 2.78%
SAGE
SAGE, 54, 2.31%
Elsevier
Elsevier, 48, 2.06%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 44, 1.89%
Unisa Press, 39, 1.67%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET, 30, 1.29%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 15, 0.64%
MDPI
MDPI, 11, 0.47%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 11, 0.47%
Duke University Press
Duke University Press, 9, 0.39%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 9, 0.39%
Emerald
Emerald, 6, 0.26%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 6, 0.26%
Brill
Brill, 5, 0.21%
Academy of Science of South Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa, 5, 0.21%
IntechOpen, 5, 0.21%
University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press, 4, 0.17%
MIT Press
MIT Press, 4, 0.17%
Equinox Publishing, 4, 0.17%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 3, 0.13%
Open Library of Humanities, 3, 0.13%
African Journals online, 3, 0.13%
OpenEdition
OpenEdition, 3, 0.13%
Kamla Raj Enterprises, 3, 0.13%
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, 3, 0.13%
Peeters Publishers, 2, 0.09%
South African Speech And Hearing Association, 2, 0.09%
, 2, 0.09%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2, 0.09%
S. Karger AG
S. Karger AG, 2, 0.09%
Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing, 2, 0.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1, 0.04%
Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press, 1, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 1, 0.04%
Trans Tech Publications
Trans Tech Publications, 1, 0.04%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 1, 0.04%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1, 0.04%
Academy of Management
Academy of Management, 1, 0.04%
Journal of Language Contact Publishers, 1, 0.04%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde, 1, 0.04%
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Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology, 1, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA), 1, 0.04%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, 1, 0.04%
Ubiquity Press
Ubiquity Press, 1, 0.04%
Southwest State University
Southwest State University, 1, 0.04%
CAIRN
CAIRN, 1, 0.04%
Consortium Erudit
Consortium Erudit, 1, 0.04%
Intellect, 1, 0.04%
Bristol University Press
Bristol University Press, 1, 0.04%
Hans Publishers
Hans Publishers, 1, 0.04%
Omsk State University
Omsk State University, 1, 0.04%
Research Square Platform LLC, 1, 0.04%
Noyam Publishers, 1, 0.04%
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University of South Africa
University of South Africa, 263, 17.49%
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria, 78, 5.19%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 76, 5.05%
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, 59, 3.92%
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 46, 3.06%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 44, 2.93%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 37, 2.46%
Rhodes University
Rhodes University, 34, 2.26%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 30, 1.99%
North-West University
North-West University, 28, 1.86%
University of Venda
University of Venda, 26, 1.73%
University of Zululand
University of Zululand, 18, 1.2%
University of Botswana
University of Botswana, 18, 1.2%
Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology, 14, 0.93%
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare, 14, 0.93%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, 14, 0.93%
University of the Free State
University of the Free State, 13, 0.86%
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo, 13, 0.86%
Kenyatta University
Kenyatta University, 8, 0.53%
Durban University of Technology
Durban University of Technology, 7, 0.47%
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University, 7, 0.47%
University of Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam, 7, 0.47%
Walter Sisulu University
Walter Sisulu University, 5, 0.33%
University of Gothenburg
University of Gothenburg, 4, 0.27%
Makerere University
Makerere University, 4, 0.27%
Ghent University
Ghent University, 3, 0.2%
Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin, 3, 0.2%
University of Lagos
University of Lagos, 3, 0.2%
University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin, 3, 0.2%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2, 0.13%
Adventist University of Central Africa
Adventist University of Central Africa, 2, 0.13%
University of Ghana
University of Ghana, 2, 0.13%
University of Cologne
University of Cologne, 2, 0.13%
Niger Delta University
Niger Delta University, 2, 0.13%
University of Stuttgart
University of Stuttgart, 2, 0.13%
University of Vienna
University of Vienna, 2, 0.13%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2, 0.13%
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, 2, 0.13%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1, 0.07%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 1, 0.07%
University of Liège
University of Liège, 1, 0.07%
University of Bayreuth
University of Bayreuth, 1, 0.07%
Grenoble Alpes University
Grenoble Alpes University, 1, 0.07%
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki, 1, 0.07%
University of Zurich
University of Zurich, 1, 0.07%
Jiangsu University
Jiangsu University, 1, 0.07%
Michigan State University
Michigan State University, 1, 0.07%
University of Auckland
University of Auckland, 1, 0.07%
Macquarie University
Macquarie University, 1, 0.07%
Victoria University (Australia)
Victoria University (Australia), 1, 0.07%
University of New England
University of New England, 1, 0.07%
Central University of Technology Free State
Central University of Technology Free State, 1, 0.07%
University of Rwanda
University of Rwanda, 1, 0.07%
University of Calabar
University of Calabar, 1, 0.07%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
Federal University Oye Ekiti, 1, 0.07%
University of Uyo
University of Uyo, 1, 0.07%
Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University, 1, 0.07%
Lagos State University
Lagos State University, 1, 0.07%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1, 0.07%
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley, 1, 0.07%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 1, 0.07%
New York University
New York University, 1, 0.07%
University of Washington
University of Washington, 1, 0.07%
Ohio State University
Ohio State University, 1, 0.07%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.07%
University for Development Studies
University for Development Studies, 1, 0.07%
Tamale Technical University
Tamale Technical University, 1, 0.07%
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 1, 0.07%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1, 0.07%
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, 1, 0.07%
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Metropolitan State University of Denver, 1, 0.07%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Justus Liebig University Giessen, 1, 0.07%
Leiden University
Leiden University, 1, 0.07%
Brown University
Brown University, 1, 0.07%
University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam, 1, 0.07%
University of Hildesheim
University of Hildesheim, 1, 0.07%
Leipzig University
Leipzig University, 1, 0.07%
University of Bremen
University of Bremen, 1, 0.07%
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, 1, 0.07%
University of Calgary
University of Calgary, 1, 0.07%
University of Rochester
University of Rochester, 1, 0.07%
Indiana University Southeast
Indiana University Southeast, 1, 0.07%
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut, 1, 0.07%
Aswan University
Aswan University, 1, 0.07%
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University of South Africa
University of South Africa, 21, 11.17%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 16, 8.51%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 11, 5.85%
Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology, 10, 5.32%
University of Venda
University of Venda, 8, 4.26%
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 6, 3.19%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 6, 3.19%
University of the Free State
University of the Free State, 6, 3.19%
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo, 6, 3.19%
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria, 5, 2.66%
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, 5, 2.66%
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare, 5, 2.66%
North-West University
North-West University, 4, 2.13%
Rhodes University
Rhodes University, 4, 2.13%
Makerere University
Makerere University, 4, 2.13%
University of Dar es Salaam
University of Dar es Salaam, 4, 2.13%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 3, 1.6%
Durban University of Technology
Durban University of Technology, 3, 1.6%
Walter Sisulu University
Walter Sisulu University, 3, 1.6%
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University, 2, 1.06%
University of Botswana
University of Botswana, 2, 1.06%
Niger Delta University
Niger Delta University, 2, 1.06%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1, 0.53%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 1, 0.53%
Ghent University
Ghent University, 1, 0.53%
University of Zurich
University of Zurich, 1, 0.53%
Jiangsu University
Jiangsu University, 1, 0.53%
University of New England
University of New England, 1, 0.53%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1, 0.53%
Central University of Technology Free State
Central University of Technology Free State, 1, 0.53%
University of Zululand
University of Zululand, 1, 0.53%
University of Rwanda
University of Rwanda, 1, 0.53%
University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin, 1, 0.53%
University of Calabar
University of Calabar, 1, 0.53%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
Federal University Oye Ekiti, 1, 0.53%
University of Uyo
University of Uyo, 1, 0.53%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1, 0.53%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.53%
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, 1, 0.53%
Aswan University
Aswan University, 1, 0.53%
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South Africa, 906, 60.24%
Zimbabwe, 51, 3.39%
USA, 28, 1.86%
Botswana, 18, 1.2%
Nigeria, 16, 1.06%
Germany, 13, 0.86%
United Kingdom, 12, 0.8%
Namibia, 12, 0.8%
Belgium, 10, 0.66%
Lesotho, 9, 0.6%
New Zealand, 9, 0.6%
Tanzania, 9, 0.6%
Kenya, 8, 0.53%
Ghana, 7, 0.47%
Malawi, 7, 0.47%
Eswatini, 7, 0.47%
Brazil, 4, 0.27%
Uganda, 4, 0.27%
Sweden, 4, 0.27%
Australia, 3, 0.2%
Rwanda, 3, 0.2%
Austria, 2, 0.13%
Zambia, 2, 0.13%
Israel, 2, 0.13%
Canada, 2, 0.13%
Congo-Brazzaville, 2, 0.13%
Mozambique, 2, 0.13%
Netherlands, 2, 0.13%
Finland, 2, 0.13%
Switzerland, 2, 0.13%
France, 1, 0.07%
China, 1, 0.07%
Angola, 1, 0.07%
Gabon, 1, 0.07%
Greece, 1, 0.07%
Egypt, 1, 0.07%
Iraq, 1, 0.07%
Italy, 1, 0.07%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.07%
Poland, 1, 0.07%
Sierra Leone, 1, 0.07%
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South Africa, 122, 64.89%
Zimbabwe, 12, 6.38%
Nigeria, 8, 4.26%
Tanzania, 5, 2.66%
Uganda, 4, 2.13%
Ghana, 3, 1.6%
Botswana, 2, 1.06%
Israel, 2, 1.06%
Eswatini, 2, 1.06%
China, 1, 0.53%
Australia, 1, 0.53%
Belgium, 1, 0.53%
Egypt, 1, 0.53%
Zambia, 1, 0.53%
Lesotho, 1, 0.53%
Malawi, 1, 0.53%
Netherlands, 1, 0.53%
Rwanda, 1, 0.53%
Switzerland, 1, 0.53%
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