Important notice:

LIASA is aware of some questions that have been raised among potential authors of the listing of SAJLIS with the DHET. We wish to give everyone the assurance that the Journal, which is listed on the SciELO platform, is automatically listed on the DHET because of our accreditation by SciELO.

DHET Accredited Journal List 2025/2026  - please note the various tabs at the bottom of the sheets. 

About the Journal

The South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science (SAJLIS) is the official publication of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA). It is a full text, open access journal and accredited by the SA Dept. of Higher Education and Training. The journal seeks to embrace a wide range of practical and research components, including information and research literacy, information management, children's literature, ethics, globalisation, impact of the digital divide, technology, scholarly communication, open scholarship, indigenous knowledge systems, etc. The objective is to serve and reflect the interests of the South Africa LIS community across the spectrum of its wide-ranging activities and research.

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Access copies of the journal from http://sajlis.journals.ac.za

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Editor-in-Chief

Prof Mpho Ngoepe

Email: sajlis@liasa.org.za

Honoraria for SAJLIS reviewers

Annually five reviewers are selected for award of an honorarium for their reviewing for the South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science.

The selection was based on the following criteria:

1. Number of review requests satisfied for the year
2. Depth and quality of reviews
3. Contribution to mentoring and development of authors of manuscripts requiring enhancement
4. Timeous response to urgent requests from the journal
5. Demonstration of leadership and expertise in a specific area of LIS

These awards of honoraria for reviewing were ratified by the EXCO of LIASA and will be made on an annual basis. Our sincere thanks go to all reviewers who contribute to quality assurance of the journal and our congratulations to the above individuals for their outstanding contributions.

South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science

http://sajlis.journals.ac.za

See also:
Transition to open: A metrics analysis of discoverability and accessibility of LIS scholarship.

Raju, J., Mfengu, A., Kahn, M. & Raju, R. 2019. The transition to open: a metrics analysis of discoverability and accessibility of LIS scholarship. South African Journal of Science, 115(7/8). doi: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/5867.