South African Journal of African Languages

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ISSN: 02572117, 23051159

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SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
0.2
SJR
0.236
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
Publications
1 543
Citations
2 446
h-index
19
Publications
227
Citations
977
Top-3 organizations
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (276 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (80 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (77 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (22 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (15 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (12 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (925 publications)
Zimbabwe (52 publications)
USA (28 publications)
South Africa (128 publications)
Zimbabwe (13 publications)
Nigeria (9 publications)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

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South African Journal of African Languages
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5 citations, 0.2%
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4 citations, 0.16%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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3 citations, 0.12%
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Taylor & Francis
927 citations, 37.9%
Cambridge University Press
157 citations, 6.42%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
117 citations, 4.78%
Oxford University Press
93 citations, 3.8%
AOSIS
83 citations, 3.39%
Springer Nature
81 citations, 3.31%
Wiley
72 citations, 2.94%
SAGE
54 citations, 2.21%
Elsevier
51 citations, 2.09%
Walter de Gruyter
47 citations, 1.92%
Unisa Press
43 citations, 1.76%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
30 citations, 1.23%
IGI Global
24 citations, 0.98%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
23 citations, 0.94%
MDPI
18 citations, 0.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.
10 citations, 0.41%
Duke University Press
9 citations, 0.37%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
7 citations, 0.29%
Emerald
6 citations, 0.25%
Brill
6 citations, 0.25%
Academy of Science of South Africa
5 citations, 0.2%
IntechOpen
5 citations, 0.2%
University of Chicago Press
4 citations, 0.16%
MIT Press
4 citations, 0.16%
Equinox Publishing
4 citations, 0.16%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.12%
Open Library of Humanities
3 citations, 0.12%
African Journals online
3 citations, 0.12%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.12%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
3 citations, 0.12%
University of Johannesburg
3 citations, 0.12%
Peeters Publishers
2 citations, 0.08%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.08%
2 citations, 0.08%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.08%
S. Karger AG
2 citations, 0.08%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.08%
CAIRN
2 citations, 0.08%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.04%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.04%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.04%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
1 citation, 0.04%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.04%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.04%
Journal of Language Contact Publishers
1 citation, 0.04%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
1 citation, 0.04%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
1 citation, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.04%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 citation, 0.04%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Southwest State University
1 citation, 0.04%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.04%
Intellect
1 citation, 0.04%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.04%
National Research Mordovia State University MRSU
1 citation, 0.04%
Omsk State University
1 citation, 0.04%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.04%
Noyam Publishers
1 citation, 0.04%
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Publishing organizations

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University of South Africa
276 publications, 17.89%
University of Pretoria
80 publications, 5.18%
Stellenbosch University
77 publications, 4.99%
University of Johannesburg
63 publications, 4.08%
University of the Witwatersrand
50 publications, 3.24%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
45 publications, 2.92%
University of the Western Cape
38 publications, 2.46%
Rhodes University
34 publications, 2.2%
University of Cape Town
31 publications, 2.01%
North-West University
31 publications, 2.01%
University of Zimbabwe
30 publications, 1.94%
University of Venda
28 publications, 1.81%
University of Zululand
19 publications, 1.23%
University of Botswana
18 publications, 1.17%
University of the Free State
17 publications, 1.1%
Tshwane University of Technology
16 publications, 1.04%
University of Fort Hare
15 publications, 0.97%
University of Limpopo
14 publications, 0.91%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
14 publications, 0.91%
Great Zimbabwe University
14 publications, 0.91%
Nelson Mandela University
12 publications, 0.78%
Midlands State University
12 publications, 0.78%
National University of Lesotho
11 publications, 0.71%
Walter Sisulu University
10 publications, 0.65%
University of Dar es Salaam
10 publications, 0.65%
Kenyatta University
8 publications, 0.52%
Durban University of Technology
7 publications, 0.45%
University of Namibia
7 publications, 0.45%
University of Eswatini
6 publications, 0.39%
University of Malawi
5 publications, 0.32%
School of Oriental and African Studies
5 publications, 0.32%
Humboldt University of Berlin
4 publications, 0.26%
University of Gothenburg
4 publications, 0.26%
Makerere University
4 publications, 0.26%
Ghent University
3 publications, 0.19%
Central University of Technology Free State
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Lagos
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Ilorin
3 publications, 0.19%
Lupane State University
3 publications, 0.19%
Michigan State University
2 publications, 0.13%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Nigeria
2 publications, 0.13%
Adventist University of Central Africa
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Cologne
2 publications, 0.13%
Niger Delta University
2 publications, 0.13%
Addis Ababa University
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Stuttgart
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Vienna
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.13%
Binghamton University
2 publications, 0.13%
Eduardo Mondlane University
2 publications, 0.13%
Omar Bongo University
2 publications, 0.13%
California State University, Los Angeles
2 publications, 0.13%
Marien Ngouabi University
2 publications, 0.13%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 publication, 0.06%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Liège
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.06%
Grenoble Alpes University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.06%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Auckland
1 publication, 0.06%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.06%
Victoria University (Australia)
1 publication, 0.06%
University of New England
1 publication, 0.06%
American University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Calabar
1 publication, 0.06%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Uyo
1 publication, 0.06%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.06%
Lagos State University
1 publication, 0.06%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.06%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.06%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.06%
New York University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.06%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.06%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.06%
University for Development Studies
1 publication, 0.06%
Tamale Technical University
1 publication, 0.06%
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 publication, 0.06%
Lancaster University
1 publication, 0.06%
Metropolitan State University of Denver
1 publication, 0.06%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 0.06%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.06%
Brown University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Potsdam
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Hildesheim
1 publication, 0.06%
Leipzig University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Bremen
1 publication, 0.06%
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Calgary
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Rochester
1 publication, 0.06%
Indiana University Southeast
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Connecticut
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of South Africa
22 publications, 9.69%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
15 publications, 6.61%
University of the Western Cape
12 publications, 5.29%
Tshwane University of Technology
11 publications, 4.85%
University of the Free State
10 publications, 4.41%
University of the Witwatersrand
8 publications, 3.52%
University of Venda
8 publications, 3.52%
University of Johannesburg
7 publications, 3.08%
University of Dar es Salaam
7 publications, 3.08%
North-West University
6 publications, 2.64%
Walter Sisulu University
6 publications, 2.64%
Nelson Mandela University
6 publications, 2.64%
University of Limpopo
6 publications, 2.64%
University of Pretoria
5 publications, 2.2%
University of Fort Hare
5 publications, 2.2%
University of Zimbabwe
5 publications, 2.2%
Stellenbosch University
4 publications, 1.76%
Makerere University
4 publications, 1.76%
Midlands State University
4 publications, 1.76%
University of Cape Town
3 publications, 1.32%
Rhodes University
3 publications, 1.32%
Durban University of Technology
3 publications, 1.32%
Central University of Technology Free State
2 publications, 0.88%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 0.88%
University of Nigeria
2 publications, 0.88%
University of Botswana
2 publications, 0.88%
Niger Delta University
2 publications, 0.88%
Addis Ababa University
2 publications, 0.88%
Lupane State University
2 publications, 0.88%
University of Eswatini
2 publications, 0.88%
National University of Lesotho
2 publications, 0.88%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 publication, 0.44%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1 publication, 0.44%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.44%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.44%
University of New England
1 publication, 0.44%
American University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Calabar
1 publication, 0.44%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Uyo
1 publication, 0.44%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.44%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.44%
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
1 publication, 0.44%
Aswan University
1 publication, 0.44%
Jimma University
1 publication, 0.44%
Maseno University
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Djibouti
1 publication, 0.44%
Great Zimbabwe University
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Malawi
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Zambia
1 publication, 0.44%
University of Namibia
1 publication, 0.44%
Rongo University
1 publication, 0.44%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.44%
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South Africa, 925, 59.95%
South Africa
925 publications, 59.95%
Zimbabwe, 52, 3.37%
Zimbabwe
52 publications, 3.37%
USA, 28, 1.81%
USA
28 publications, 1.81%
Botswana, 18, 1.17%
Botswana
18 publications, 1.17%
Nigeria, 17, 1.1%
Nigeria
17 publications, 1.1%
Germany, 13, 0.84%
Germany
13 publications, 0.84%
United Kingdom, 12, 0.78%
United Kingdom
12 publications, 0.78%
Namibia, 12, 0.78%
Namibia
12 publications, 0.78%
Tanzania, 11, 0.71%
Tanzania
11 publications, 0.71%
Belgium, 10, 0.65%
Belgium
10 publications, 0.65%
Lesotho, 9, 0.58%
Lesotho
9 publications, 0.58%
New Zealand, 9, 0.58%
New Zealand
9 publications, 0.58%
Kenya, 8, 0.52%
Kenya
8 publications, 0.52%
Ghana, 7, 0.45%
Ghana
7 publications, 0.45%
Malawi, 7, 0.45%
Malawi
7 publications, 0.45%
Eswatini, 7, 0.45%
Eswatini
7 publications, 0.45%
Brazil, 6, 0.39%
Brazil
6 publications, 0.39%
Iraq, 4, 0.26%
Iraq
4 publications, 0.26%
Uganda, 4, 0.26%
Uganda
4 publications, 0.26%
Sweden, 4, 0.26%
Sweden
4 publications, 0.26%
Australia, 3, 0.19%
Australia
3 publications, 0.19%
Rwanda, 3, 0.19%
Rwanda
3 publications, 0.19%
Austria, 2, 0.13%
Austria
2 publications, 0.13%
Greece, 2, 0.13%
Greece
2 publications, 0.13%
Zambia, 2, 0.13%
Zambia
2 publications, 0.13%
Israel, 2, 0.13%
Israel
2 publications, 0.13%
Canada, 2, 0.13%
Canada
2 publications, 0.13%
Congo-Brazzaville, 2, 0.13%
Congo-Brazzaville
2 publications, 0.13%
Mozambique, 2, 0.13%
Mozambique
2 publications, 0.13%
Netherlands, 2, 0.13%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.13%
Finland, 2, 0.13%
Finland
2 publications, 0.13%
Switzerland, 2, 0.13%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.13%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.13%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.13%
France, 1, 0.06%
France
1 publication, 0.06%
China, 1, 0.06%
China
1 publication, 0.06%
Angola, 1, 0.06%
Angola
1 publication, 0.06%
Gabon, 1, 0.06%
Gabon
1 publication, 0.06%
Djibouti, 1, 0.06%
Djibouti
1 publication, 0.06%
Egypt, 1, 0.06%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.06%
Italy, 1, 0.06%
Italy
1 publication, 0.06%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.06%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.06%
Poland, 1, 0.06%
Poland
1 publication, 0.06%
Sierra Leone, 1, 0.06%
Sierra Leone
1 publication, 0.06%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 128, 56.39%
South Africa
128 publications, 56.39%
Zimbabwe, 13, 5.73%
Zimbabwe
13 publications, 5.73%
Nigeria, 9, 3.96%
Nigeria
9 publications, 3.96%
Tanzania, 7, 3.08%
Tanzania
7 publications, 3.08%
Uganda, 4, 1.76%
Uganda
4 publications, 1.76%
Ghana, 3, 1.32%
Ghana
3 publications, 1.32%
Iraq, 3, 1.32%
Iraq
3 publications, 1.32%
Botswana, 2, 0.88%
Botswana
2 publications, 0.88%
Brazil, 2, 0.88%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.88%
Israel, 2, 0.88%
Israel
2 publications, 0.88%
Eswatini, 2, 0.88%
Eswatini
2 publications, 0.88%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.88%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.88%
China, 1, 0.44%
China
1 publication, 0.44%
Australia, 1, 0.44%
Australia
1 publication, 0.44%
Belgium, 1, 0.44%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.44%
Greece, 1, 0.44%
Greece
1 publication, 0.44%
Djibouti, 1, 0.44%
Djibouti
1 publication, 0.44%
Egypt, 1, 0.44%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.44%
Zambia, 1, 0.44%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.44%
Lesotho, 1, 0.44%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.44%
Malawi, 1, 0.44%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.44%
Netherlands, 1, 0.44%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.44%
Rwanda, 1, 0.44%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.44%
Switzerland, 1, 0.44%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.44%
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