The following lists are regarded as accredited journals by the Department of Education (DoE)
Journals appearing on the IBSS

• International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)

Journals appearing on the 3 indicies of the ISI:

• Science Citation Index
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Arts and Humanities Citation Index
  

List of approved South African journals
Journals which do not appear in the above mentioned international indices but whose seat of publication is in South Africa and which meet specific criteria (also available below), can be included in this list.

• Minimum criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the list of approved journals (.doc)
• List of approved South African journals as maintained by the DoE (.pdf)