The South African Journal of Science is an open access journal. All content is freely available. |
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The open data icon on a published article indicates that the data set supporting the results of the published study has been deposited in a recognised repository and is openly accessible via the link provided under Data Availability. Read more here: https://www.sajs.co.za/guidelines-authors#datasets The icon follows the ‘badges to acknowledge open practices’ initiative of Blohowiak et al. available from: osf.io/tvyxz |
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The preregistration icon on a published article indicates that the study protocol/design, as reported in the article, was registered on a recognised portal prior to commencement. The icon follows the ‘badges to acknowledge open practices’ initiative of Blohowiak et al. available from: osf.io/tvyxz |
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All articles are published under a Creative Commons licence. Users are welcome to share and adapt the content provided the source is credited. |
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The South African Journal of Science meets the criteria to be listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals. The journal was awarded the DOAJ Seal in 2016: a mark of certification for open access journals that achieve a high level of openness, adhere to best practice and high publishing standards. |
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ASSAf is a member of Crossref. |
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We use Crossref Simililarity Check (iThenticate) in our peer-review workflow. |
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We implement CrossMark to give our readers the current status of a piece of content. Any updates to articles (such as a correction or retraction) will be indicated on the article landing page and within the file formats. |
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The South African Journal of Science meets the criteria to be published on SciELO South Africa. |
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The South African Journal of Science meets the criteria to be indexed by Clarivate Analytics Web of Science. |
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The South African Journal of Science is digitally preserved by Portico to ensure its perpetual availability. |
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We adhere to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics. |
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The South African Journal of Science receives sponsorship from the South African Department of Science and Innovation. |
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