DHET accredited journals: Download the list pdf/Xls

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DHET accredited journals: If you are looking forward to getting the list of all the journals accredited by DHET (Department of Higher Education and Training), then you are at the right place. In this blog post, you will be able to download the list of DHET accredited journals in Excel format.

DHET accredited Journals

Download the DHET List of Approved Journals such as ISI journals, International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS) journals, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and South African journals.

The following indices are regarded as accredited journals by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). To receive a subsidy or recognition for an article you have written, you should select a journal that is accredited from one of the lists below.

  1. International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
  2. Web of Science Journals
  3. List of approved South African journals as maintained by the DHET
  4. The Norwegian List (only level 2)
  5. SciELO SA
  6. Scopus​
  7. DOAJ (Only applies from the submission in the year 2022 and onwards)

Download the DHET accredited journals 2023

View the DHET List of Approved Journals such as ISI journals, International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS) journals, (DOAJ), and South African journals.

Department of Higher Education and Training List of Approved South African Journals (2023)

  1. International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
  2. Web of Science Collections
  3. List of approved South African journals is maintained by the DHET
  4. The Norwegian List (only level 2)
  5. SciELO SA
  6. Scopus Journals
  7. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

Guidelines for Submission of Journals for DHET Accreditation

When applying for inclusion in the Approved List of South African Journals, the following information must be submitted to the Department by 15 June for the journal to be considered for inclusion, effective the following calendar year:

  1. Title, including translations if not published in English;
  2. The ISSN of the journal;
  3. Publisher and the publisher’s address and contact details;
  4. Frequency of publication;
  5. Evidence that the journal has been published uninterrupted for a minimum of three years, as well as the latest three consecutive copies of the journal;
  6. Editorial policy, including evidence of the peer review process;
  7. Editorial Board – the status of the members of the editorial board must be stated together with their institutional affiliations;
  8. In the case of electronic journals, the journal’s internet Uniform Resource Locator (URL); and
  9. Proof of the journal’s library holdings and/or downloads for electronic publications.

Credit and Source: DHET

14 thoughts on “DHET accredited journals: Download the list pdf/Xls”

  2. May I kindly know whether the Universal Journal of Educational research is still on DHET accreted list? What is its Q ranking on Scimago?

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  3. Dear Dr Sunny I cannot find the following journals in any DHET ACCREDITED lists of journals.:
    Aosis publishing: African Journal of Primary Health Care and family medicine and International Journal of Arts and Social Sciences? and MDPI JOURNALS: SUSTAINABILITY
    Am I correct?
    How best to search for a journal if accredited or not from these lists either than going manually page by page?

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  5. Good morning Dr. Please, can you help me with the list of 2023 DHET accredited journals? I need the list for the publication purpose. Normally, by this time we should have received it from our different universities. However, this year is different. Kindly assist me.
    Thank you so much.

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