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The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

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ISSN: 18174434, 24152005

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WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.8
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa
TD-J TRANSDISCIPL RE
Publications
585
Citations
1 365
h-index
15
Publications
163
Citations
1 104
Top-3 organizations
North-West University
North-West University (129 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (68 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (45 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (15 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (13 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (10 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (423 publications)
Iraq (28 publications)
Brazil (18 publications)
South Africa (84 publications)
Iraq (7 publications)
USA (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
33 citations, 2.42%
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa
25 citations, 1.83%
Sustainability
24 citations, 1.76%
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23 citations, 1.68%
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11 citations, 0.81%
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7 citations, 0.51%
Cogent Social Sciences
7 citations, 0.51%
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Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
7 citations, 0.51%
Cogent Education
6 citations, 0.44%
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6 citations, 0.44%
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6 citations, 0.44%
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5 citations, 0.37%
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5 citations, 0.37%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
5 citations, 0.37%
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5 citations, 0.37%
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5 citations, 0.37%
Heliyon
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Africa Education Review
5 citations, 0.37%
Journal of Governance and Regulation
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Transformation in Higher Education
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
4 citations, 0.29%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
4 citations, 0.29%
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International Journal of Music Education
4 citations, 0.29%
International Journal of Educational Management
4 citations, 0.29%
Cogent Arts and Humanities
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SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
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4 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Business Research
3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
Revue d'Anthropologie des Connaissances
3 citations, 0.22%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
3 citations, 0.22%
Music Education Research
3 citations, 0.22%
African Historical Review
3 citations, 0.22%
Cities
3 citations, 0.22%
Acta Psychologica
3 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Enterprising Communities
3 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management
3 citations, 0.22%
Sahara J
3 citations, 0.22%
South African Journal of Accounting Research
3 citations, 0.22%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
3 citations, 0.22%
African Journal of AIDS Research
3 citations, 0.22%
South African Journal of African Languages
3 citations, 0.22%
Sustainable Development
3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
AIP Conference Proceedings
3 citations, 0.22%
Religion and Human Rights
3 citations, 0.22%
Water Policy
3 citations, 0.22%
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Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
3 citations, 0.22%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
3 citations, 0.22%
Community Development Journal
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IEEE Access
3 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
3 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Human Dynamics
3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
Acta Commercii
3 citations, 0.22%
Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
3 citations, 0.22%
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3 citations, 0.22%
Health Policy and Planning
2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
2 citations, 0.15%
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
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2 citations, 0.15%
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Taylor & Francis
214 citations, 15.68%
Springer Nature
174 citations, 12.75%
AOSIS
133 citations, 9.74%
Elsevier
73 citations, 5.35%
MDPI
68 citations, 4.98%
IGI Global
63 citations, 4.62%
SAGE
60 citations, 4.4%
Wiley
59 citations, 4.32%
Emerald
59 citations, 4.32%
Cambridge University Press
43 citations, 3.15%
Frontiers Media S.A.
39 citations, 2.86%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
33 citations, 2.42%
Unisa Press
23 citations, 1.68%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
17 citations, 1.25%
Virtus Interpress
13 citations, 0.95%
Oxford University Press
12 citations, 0.88%
IntechOpen
12 citations, 0.88%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
11 citations, 0.81%
Walter de Gruyter
6 citations, 0.44%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
6 citations, 0.44%
Academy of Science of South Africa
6 citations, 0.44%
Brill
5 citations, 0.37%
Hindawi Limited
4 citations, 0.29%
SciELO
4 citations, 0.29%
OpenEdition
4 citations, 0.29%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.22%
IWA Publishing
3 citations, 0.22%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.22%
Academic Journals
3 citations, 0.22%
Trans Tech Publications
2 citations, 0.15%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.15%
Social Sciences Research Society
2 citations, 0.15%
Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administracao de Empresas de Sao Paulo
2 citations, 0.15%
Florida Gulf Coast University
2 citations, 0.15%
BMJ
2 citations, 0.15%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
2 citations, 0.15%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.15%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.15%
South Florida Publishing LLC
2 citations, 0.15%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
2 citations, 0.15%
Modestum Ltd
2 citations, 0.15%
Research Square Platform LLC
2 citations, 0.15%
Wohllebe & Ross Publishing
2 citations, 0.15%
Bayburt Universitesi
2 citations, 0.15%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.07%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.07%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.07%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
1 citation, 0.07%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
1 citation, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.07%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
1 citation, 0.07%
Arizona State University
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
1 citation, 0.07%
Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
1 citation, 0.07%
The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
1 citation, 0.07%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.07%
Instituto de Estudios Sociales Contemporaneos
1 citation, 0.07%
Water Environment Federation
1 citation, 0.07%
Eurasian Society of Educational Research
1 citation, 0.07%
Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences
1 citation, 0.07%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
1 citation, 0.07%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.07%
North-West University
1 citation, 0.07%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.07%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.07%
NPG Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1 citation, 0.07%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
JMIR Publications
1 citation, 0.07%
Stowarzyszenie Menedzerow Jakosci i Produkcji
1 citation, 0.07%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
1 citation, 0.07%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
1 citation, 0.07%
CAIRN
1 citation, 0.07%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.07%
European Alliance for Innovation n.o.
1 citation, 0.07%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd
1 citation, 0.07%
OU Scientific Route
1 citation, 0.07%
SLACK
1 citation, 0.07%
Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
1 citation, 0.07%
Srinivas University
1 citation, 0.07%
Afyon Kocatepe University
1 citation, 0.07%
AMO Publisher
1 citation, 0.07%
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North-West University
129 publications, 22.05%
University of South Africa
68 publications, 11.62%
University of Pretoria
45 publications, 7.69%
University of the Free State
38 publications, 6.5%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
24 publications, 4.1%
University of Fort Hare
21 publications, 3.59%
Stellenbosch University
18 publications, 3.08%
University of Johannesburg
18 publications, 3.08%
University of Limpopo
16 publications, 2.74%
Durban University of Technology
13 publications, 2.22%
University of the Witwatersrand
12 publications, 2.05%
Tshwane University of Technology
8 publications, 1.37%
Walter Sisulu University
8 publications, 1.37%
Nelson Mandela University
8 publications, 1.37%
University of Cape Town
7 publications, 1.2%
Rhodes University
6 publications, 1.03%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
5 publications, 0.85%
University of Zululand
5 publications, 0.85%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
4 publications, 0.68%
University of the Western Cape
4 publications, 0.68%
Central University of Technology Free State
4 publications, 0.68%
Vaal University of Technology
3 publications, 0.51%
National University of Lesotho
3 publications, 0.51%
Delft University of Technology
2 publications, 0.34%
University of New England
2 publications, 0.34%
University of Venda
2 publications, 0.34%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2 publications, 0.34%
University of Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.34%
Central Agricultural University
1 publication, 0.17%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.17%
Radboud University Nijmegen
1 publication, 0.17%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Gothenburg
1 publication, 0.17%
Beijing Foreign Studies University
1 publication, 0.17%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.17%
National Taiwan University
1 publication, 0.17%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.17%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.17%
Curtin University
1 publication, 0.17%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1 publication, 0.17%
Federal University of Technology Akure
1 publication, 0.17%
Federal University Dutse
1 publication, 0.17%
American University in the Emirates
1 publication, 0.17%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.17%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.17%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Göttingen
1 publication, 0.17%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.17%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.17%
Anglia Ruskin University
1 publication, 0.17%
Mekelle University
1 publication, 0.17%
University of the West of Scotland
1 publication, 0.17%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.17%
Great Zimbabwe University
1 publication, 0.17%
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
1 publication, 0.17%
University of New Brunswick
1 publication, 0.17%
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University of South Africa
15 publications, 9.2%
North-West University
13 publications, 7.98%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
10 publications, 6.13%
University of Pretoria
9 publications, 5.52%
University of Johannesburg
8 publications, 4.91%
University of the Witwatersrand
6 publications, 3.68%
University of Fort Hare
5 publications, 3.07%
Walter Sisulu University
5 publications, 3.07%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
5 publications, 3.07%
University of the Free State
4 publications, 2.45%
Durban University of Technology
4 publications, 2.45%
Stellenbosch University
3 publications, 1.84%
Nelson Mandela University
3 publications, 1.84%
National University of Lesotho
3 publications, 1.84%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 1.23%
Rhodes University
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 1.23%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.61%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
Central University of Technology Free State
1 publication, 0.61%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
Federal University of Technology Akure
1 publication, 0.61%
Federal University Dutse
1 publication, 0.61%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
1 publication, 0.61%
Anglia Ruskin University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of the West of Scotland
1 publication, 0.61%
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South Africa, 423, 72.31%
South Africa
423 publications, 72.31%
Iraq, 28, 4.79%
Iraq
28 publications, 4.79%
Brazil, 18, 3.08%
Brazil
18 publications, 3.08%
Italy, 15, 2.56%
Italy
15 publications, 2.56%
USA, 11, 1.88%
USA
11 publications, 1.88%
Netherlands, 7, 1.2%
Netherlands
7 publications, 1.2%
Germany, 5, 0.85%
Germany
5 publications, 0.85%
Australia, 4, 0.68%
Australia
4 publications, 0.68%
France, 2, 0.34%
France
2 publications, 0.34%
China, 2, 0.34%
China
2 publications, 0.34%
Belgium, 2, 0.34%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.34%
Greece, 2, 0.34%
Greece
2 publications, 0.34%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.34%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.34%
Nigeria, 2, 0.34%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.34%
Austria, 1, 0.17%
Austria
1 publication, 0.17%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.17%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.17%
Zambia, 1, 0.17%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.17%
India, 1, 0.17%
India
1 publication, 0.17%
Mauritius, 1, 0.17%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.17%
Namibia, 1, 0.17%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.17%
UAE, 1, 0.17%
UAE
1 publication, 0.17%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.17%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.17%
Uganda, 1, 0.17%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.17%
Finland, 1, 0.17%
Finland
1 publication, 0.17%
Sweden, 1, 0.17%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.17%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 84, 51.53%
South Africa
84 publications, 51.53%
Iraq, 7, 4.29%
Iraq
7 publications, 4.29%
USA, 2, 1.23%
USA
2 publications, 1.23%
Nigeria, 2, 1.23%
Nigeria
2 publications, 1.23%
Germany, 1, 0.61%
Germany
1 publication, 0.61%
Brazil, 1, 0.61%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.61%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.61%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.61%
Zambia, 1, 0.61%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.61%
Italy, 1, 0.61%
Italy
1 publication, 0.61%
Uganda, 1, 0.61%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.61%
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