Click on the links below to download the respective documents. Please contact the Research Office if you have any queries.  

Call for Research Publications: 2025 Publication Count

Department of Higher Education (DHET) policy-related information

Journals

DHET has introduced a single Master List of approved journals for subsidy submissions (effective for 2026 publications, 2027 submissions). 

Click the link below to view the full communiqué and access the Journal Finder:

You can use the journal finder to find a specific journal to check whether it is currently on the list of approved journals for subsidy and its status.

You can also download the current list of journals that are eligible for subsidy as an excel file.

Accreditation of South African journals

Useful templates and guides

DHET-approved conferences

  • The DHET has decided to suspend the DHET list of accredited conferences until more stringent and permanent criteria are introduced. Only conference proceedings publications that meet the criteria laid out in the DHET’s research outputs policy will be subsidised.

Best Practice Guidelines for Scholarly Book and Conference Publishing

This guideline from the Academy of Science of South Africa provides an overview of best practices for the publication of scholarly books, edited collections, and conference proceedings, including peer review requirements, ethical standards, and technical considerations relevant to research assessment and DHET reporting.

Useful forms for logging an eRA system’s related issue

 

For more information on the publication count contact Research Support Services.