A journal is like an academic magazine where researchers have written articles about their research findings.
A book is a longer, and a usually more comprehensive text on a subject.
Journal articles are shorter, and more focused on specific topic. They are published more frequently and so have more up-to-date information than books do.
At UCT Libraries we have journals in both print and electronic format. To find journals, use Journal Search in Primo.
Print journal collection are physically housed in three different areas.
Electronic journals are available in subscribed databases and all are searchable via Journal Search in Primo. Remember to search for the journal title, and not the article title. Online access coverage information of a subscribed journal is reflected in Primo record of it and its articles.
Search for a journal title of your interest or its ISSN number
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2025 DHET Accredited Journals List
2024 DHET Accredited Journals List
This agreement allows UCT researchers to publish Open Access articles on a selected journals without paying Article Processing Charges. There are conditions to benefit from this agreement and that includes:
2025 List of journals included in the UCT Read & Publish Agreement with Publishers (Excel spreadsheet)
The spreadsheet have worksheets dedicated to each publisher.
The all combined worksheet have all included journals listed.
Please note the colour codes in the spreadsheet.
If the journal that you are considering to publish in is not covered by the Read & Publish agreement and you still want to publish open access, UCT have a Research Publication Grant on a first come first serve basis. You can apply to this fund after you publication is accepted and this is managed by UCT Research Support Hub (Research Office).
UCT have now Read & Publish Transformative Agreement (R&P) with 14 publishers. The R&P agreement allows a UCT researcher to publish Open Access free of the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for list of selected journals.
Here are few points to make sure a UCT researcher benefits from the R&P agreement:
Please access the latest list of journals for the year 2025 from the link below.
To avoid ambiguity, some of the journals are colour coded as they have some form of APC payment. Here are the descriptions:
UCT Research office have a limited publication grant for accepted publications on first come first serve basis. Please check with UCT Research Support Hub website, they have provided relevant information in the Research Publication Grant page (Funding & Contracts).
This presentation demonstrates how to find a specific journal title or article in Primo.
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