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South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
ISSN: 02568861, 23048263

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WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.5
Years of issue
2024
journal names
South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science
S AFR J LIBR INF
Publications
437
Citations
1 013
h-index
13
Publications
36
Citations
669
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (66 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (58 publications)
University of Zululand
University of Zululand (54 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (10 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (3 publications)
University of Zululand
University of Zululand (3 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (295 publications)
Brazil (35 publications)
USA (17 publications)
South Africa (19 publications)
Nigeria (3 publications)
USA (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies
74 citations, 7.31%
Library Management
46 citations, 4.54%
Robots in Academic Libraries
33 citations, 3.26%
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
28 citations, 2.76%
Information Development
23 citations, 2.27%
IFLA Journal
23 citations, 2.27%
Journal of Academic Librarianship
23 citations, 2.27%
Libri
21 citations, 2.07%
SA Journal of Information Management
20 citations, 1.97%
Library Review
19 citations, 1.88%
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
16 citations, 1.58%
Enhancing Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research with Technology
16 citations, 1.58%
Journal of Documentation
14 citations, 1.38%
International Information and Library Review
14 citations, 1.38%
SSRN Electronic Journal
14 citations, 1.38%
Digital Library Perspectives
13 citations, 1.28%
New Library World
13 citations, 1.28%
Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services
11 citations, 1.09%
Library Hi Tech
10 citations, 0.99%
Public Library Quarterly
10 citations, 0.99%
New Review of Academic Librarianship
9 citations, 0.89%
Collection and Curation
9 citations, 0.89%
Reference Services Review
8 citations, 0.79%
Electronic Library
8 citations, 0.79%
Sustainability
8 citations, 0.79%
Online Information Review
8 citations, 0.79%
Performance Measurement and Metrics
7 citations, 0.69%
Aslib Proceedings
7 citations, 0.69%
Restaurator
6 citations, 0.59%
Information Discovery and Delivery
6 citations, 0.59%
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
6 citations, 0.59%
Library and Information Science Research
6 citations, 0.59%
Library Hi Tech News
5 citations, 0.49%
Scientometrics
5 citations, 0.49%
SAGE Open
5 citations, 0.49%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
5 citations, 0.49%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
4 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Knowledge Management
4 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning
4 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Knowledge Management
4 citations, 0.39%
Records Management Journal
4 citations, 0.39%
Internet Reference Services Quarterly
4 citations, 0.39%
Information and Learning Science
4 citations, 0.39%
AIP Conference Proceedings
4 citations, 0.39%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
4 citations, 0.39%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
3 citations, 0.3%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
3 citations, 0.3%
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
3 citations, 0.3%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
3 citations, 0.3%
Education and Information Technologies
3 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Informetrics
3 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Library Administration
3 citations, 0.3%
South African Journal of African Languages
3 citations, 0.3%
PLoS ONE
3 citations, 0.3%
Aslib Journal of Information Management
3 citations, 0.3%
Program electronic library and information systems
3 citations, 0.3%
Interlending & Document Supply
3 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Governance and Regulation
3 citations, 0.3%
Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
3 citations, 0.3%
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development
3 citations, 0.3%
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
3 citations, 0.3%
Education for Information
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
2 citations, 0.2%
British Journal of Visual Impairment
2 citations, 0.2%
Reference Librarian
2 citations, 0.2%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
2 citations, 0.2%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Electronic Reserve
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
2 citations, 0.2%
Cogent Education
2 citations, 0.2%
Publications
2 citations, 0.2%
Development Southern Africa
2 citations, 0.2%
College and Undergraduate Libraries
2 citations, 0.2%
Climate and Development
2 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Public Health
2 citations, 0.2%
Pastoralism
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
2 citations, 0.2%
Environmental Health Perspectives
2 citations, 0.2%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2 citations, 0.2%
Literator
2 citations, 0.2%
Reading and Writing (South Africa)
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Facilities Management
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Natural Fibers
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship
2 citations, 0.2%
African Journal of Disability
2 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2 citations, 0.2%
South African Journal of Education
2 citations, 0.2%
Africa Education Review
2 citations, 0.2%
Health SA Gesondheid
2 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Social Sciences
2 citations, 0.2%
AAS Open Research
2 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development
2 citations, 0.2%
Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies
2 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies
2 citations, 0.2%
Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability
2 citations, 0.2%
Psychology and Education A Multidisciplinary Journal
2 citations, 0.2%
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2 citations, 0.2%
Perspectivas em Ciencia da Informacao
1 citation, 0.1%
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Citing publishers

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Emerald
254 citations, 25.07%
Taylor & Francis
109 citations, 10.76%
IGI Global
104 citations, 10.27%
SAGE
82 citations, 8.09%
Unisa Press
75 citations, 7.4%
Elsevier
64 citations, 6.32%
Springer Nature
62 citations, 6.12%
AOSIS
40 citations, 3.95%
Walter de Gruyter
32 citations, 3.16%
MDPI
22 citations, 2.17%
Wiley
13 citations, 1.28%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
13 citations, 1.28%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
10 citations, 0.99%
Frontiers Media S.A.
9 citations, 0.89%
Morgan & Claypool Publishers
6 citations, 0.59%
Virtus Interpress
6 citations, 0.59%
AIP Publishing
5 citations, 0.49%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
5 citations, 0.49%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
4 citations, 0.39%
IntechOpen
4 citations, 0.39%
Cambridge University Press
3 citations, 0.3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.3%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
3 citations, 0.3%
IOS Press
2 citations, 0.2%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.2%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.2%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
2 citations, 0.2%
Consortium Erudit
2 citations, 0.2%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.2%
Naksh Solutions
2 citations, 0.2%
University of Johannesburg
2 citations, 0.2%
Environmental Health Perspectives
2 citations, 0.2%
Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.2%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
2 citations, 0.2%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.1%
Liverpool University Press
1 citation, 0.1%
Brill
1 citation, 0.1%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.1%
American Meteorological Society
1 citation, 0.1%
1 citation, 0.1%
Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.1%
University of South Africa
1 citation, 0.1%
Deepak Ranjan Jena
1 citation, 0.1%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
1 citation, 0.1%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.1%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.1%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.1%
CSIRO Publishing
1 citation, 0.1%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.1%
Academy of Science of South Africa
1 citation, 0.1%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.1%
State Public Scientific Technological Library SB RAS
1 citation, 0.1%
Baikal State University
1 citation, 0.1%
FSBI Russian State Library
1 citation, 0.1%
Southern African Wildlife Management Association
1 citation, 0.1%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.1%
Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.1%
Universidad Autonoma de Chile
1 citation, 0.1%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.1%
Ligue des Bibliotheques Europeennes de Recherche
1 citation, 0.1%
Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
1 citation, 0.1%
University of Zadar
1 citation, 0.1%
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Universitesi Egitim Fakultesi Dergisi
1 citation, 0.1%
ASTES Journal
1 citation, 0.1%
AMO Publisher
1 citation, 0.1%
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University of South Africa
66 publications, 15.1%
University of Cape Town
58 publications, 13.27%
University of Zululand
54 publications, 12.36%
University of Pretoria
30 publications, 6.86%
University of the Western Cape
23 publications, 5.26%
University of Johannesburg
19 publications, 4.35%
Stellenbosch University
12 publications, 2.75%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
12 publications, 2.75%
Durban University of Technology
9 publications, 2.06%
Moi University
5 publications, 1.14%
Mzuzu University
5 publications, 1.14%
University of the Witwatersrand
4 publications, 0.92%
University of Limpopo
4 publications, 0.92%
University of Ibadan
4 publications, 0.92%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 0.92%
North-West University
3 publications, 0.69%
University of Fort Hare
3 publications, 0.69%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
3 publications, 0.69%
Makerere University
3 publications, 0.69%
University of Malawi
3 publications, 0.69%
Tshwane University of Technology
2 publications, 0.46%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 0.46%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.46%
Technical University of Mombasa
2 publications, 0.46%
National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)
1 publication, 0.23%
Istanbul University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Burdwan
1 publication, 0.23%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.23%
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.23%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.23%
Victoria University of Wellington
1 publication, 0.23%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.23%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
Baze University
1 publication, 0.23%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.23%
Babcock University
1 publication, 0.23%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.23%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
Hasselt University
1 publication, 0.23%
Emory University
1 publication, 0.23%
Western University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.23%
Kenya Methodist University
1 publication, 0.23%
National University of Lesotho
1 publication, 0.23%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.23%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
1 publication, 0.23%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of South Africa
10 publications, 27.78%
University of Johannesburg
3 publications, 8.33%
University of Zululand
3 publications, 8.33%
North-West University
2 publications, 5.56%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 5.56%
University of Malawi
2 publications, 5.56%
National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Burdwan
1 publication, 2.78%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Pretoria
1 publication, 2.78%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 2.78%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Venda
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 2.78%
Babcock University
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 2.78%
University of Namibia
1 publication, 2.78%
Technical University of Mombasa
1 publication, 2.78%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
1 publication, 2.78%
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South Africa, 295, 67.51%
South Africa
295 publications, 67.51%
Brazil, 35, 8.01%
Brazil
35 publications, 8.01%
USA, 17, 3.89%
USA
17 publications, 3.89%
Nigeria, 13, 2.97%
Nigeria
13 publications, 2.97%
Malawi, 6, 1.37%
Malawi
6 publications, 1.37%
Kenya, 5, 1.14%
Kenya
5 publications, 1.14%
Uganda, 5, 1.14%
Uganda
5 publications, 1.14%
Botswana, 4, 0.92%
Botswana
4 publications, 0.92%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.46%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.46%
India, 2, 0.46%
India
2 publications, 0.46%
Namibia, 2, 0.46%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.46%
Australia, 1, 0.23%
Australia
1 publication, 0.23%
Belgium, 1, 0.23%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.23%
Ghana, 1, 0.23%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.23%
Greece, 1, 0.23%
Greece
1 publication, 0.23%
Canada, 1, 0.23%
Canada
1 publication, 0.23%
Lesotho, 1, 0.23%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.23%
New Zealand, 1, 0.23%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.23%
Pakistan, 1, 0.23%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.23%
Tanzania, 1, 0.23%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.23%
Turkey, 1, 0.23%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.23%
Finland, 1, 0.23%
Finland
1 publication, 0.23%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 19, 52.78%
South Africa
19 publications, 52.78%
Nigeria, 3, 8.33%
Nigeria
3 publications, 8.33%
USA, 2, 5.56%
USA
2 publications, 5.56%
Brazil, 2, 5.56%
Brazil
2 publications, 5.56%
Namibia, 2, 5.56%
Namibia
2 publications, 5.56%
India, 1, 2.78%
India
1 publication, 2.78%
Kenya, 1, 2.78%
Kenya
1 publication, 2.78%
Malawi, 1, 2.78%
Malawi
1 publication, 2.78%
Pakistan, 1, 2.78%
Pakistan
1 publication, 2.78%
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