University Research Support and Policy Development

RESEARCH AND CREATIVE OUTPUTS

The Directorate: University Research Support and Policy Development manages the implementation of the Research Outputs and Creative Outputs policies.  The policies aims to encourage research productivity by rewarding quality research and creative outputs at public higher education institutions. Under these policies, all public higher education institutions must annually submit to the Department their subsidy funding claims for research and creative outputs 

Research Outputs Sector Reports

The Department produces reports relating to the performance of the universities based on their submissions.

​	​Creative Outputs Evaluation Reports 2023
​	​Creative Outputs Evaluation Report 2021
​	​Creative Outputs Implementation Guidelines October 2021
​	​Report on the Quality of South Africa's Research Publications
​	​Creative Outputs and Innovations Evaluation Report 2020
​	​Report on the evaluation of the 2022 Universities' Research Output
​	​Report on the evaluation of the 2021 Universities' Research Output
​	​Report on the evaluation of the 2019 Universities' Reasearch Output
​	​Report on the evaluation of the 2018 Universities Research Output
​	​Report on the evaluation of the 2017 Universities Research Output
​	​Report on the evaluation of the 2016 Universities Research Output
​	Report on the evaluation of the 2015 Universities Research Output

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DHET Accredited Journals

A list of Accredited journals by the Department is provided, based on the following indices: IBSS, Scopus, Norwergian, Web of Science, ScieLO SA, DOAJ and DHET list.

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2024-2025 DHET List of Accredited Journals 2023/2024 DHET  List of Accredited Journals ​​2020/21 DHET  List of Accredited Journals DHET Accredited Journal lists for publications made in 2022 DHET Accredited Journal lists for publications made in 2021 DHET Accredited Journal lists for publications made in 2020 DHET Accredited Journal lists for publications made in 2018 DHET Accredited Journal lists for publications made in 2017

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                                                                                                    *Click here for all DHET Journal Lists(archived)

Communique

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​Communique Volume 3, No 1 of 2024 Communique No 1 of 2023 Research Output Communique No 2 of 2023 Research Output Communique No 3 of 2023 Research Output ​Research Output Communique 4 no 1  Research Outputs Communiqué 1 volume 1  Research Outputs Communiqué 1 volume 2 Research Outputs Communique volume 3 no1 Research Output communique volume 2 no 1 Invitation to serve on research output sub-panels for the Evaluation of Scholarly books and proceedings for subsidy CESM August 2008

POLICY DEVELOPMENT

The Directorate is responsible for the development, implementation, management and monitoring of policies in various areas of Higher Education.

Policy Documents

​	​Call for Nominations to serve on the Creative Outputs Sub-Field Panels for the evaluation of Creative Research Outputs and Innovations for Subsidy
​	​Government Gazette No. 50569 - Draft Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institution Types
​	​Draft Policy for the recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types Determined in terms of section 3 of the higher education act (Act 101 of 1997, as amended)
​	​​Language Policy Framework for Higher Education Institutions 2020
​	Research Output Policy 2015
​	​Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa
​	​Policy on the Evaluation of Creative Outputs and Innovations produced by South African Public Higher Education Institutions (2017)

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