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SUNJournals Statistics July 2014

Journal Title Full text Articles Downloads http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za 966 215 910 http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za 343 100 249 http://orion.journals.ac.za 154 47 425 http://spil.journals.ac.za 133 44 549 http://spilplus.journals.ac.za 146 19 627 http://africanzoology.journals.ac.za 620 157 449 http://lexikos.journals.ac.za 686 141 862 http://globalmedia.journals.ac.za 85 78 598 http://ngtt.journals.ac.za 316 … Continue reading

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December 2014 Theses & Dissertations

SUNScholar is now open to receive new nominations for the December 2014 graduation period. Guidelines for submission into SUNScholar is available at http://slidesha.re/1lvTqZe . To summarise the process: 1. The final document has to be submitted in pdf format. This … Continue reading

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SUNScholar News July 2014

Dear Colleagues SUNScholar International Ranking SUNScholar was ranked as 2nd in Africa, and 146 globally (out of a total of 1 983) during the bi-annual July ranking of open access institutional repositories. This is an improvement from our 3nd place … Continue reading

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SUNScholar Statistics 3 July 2014

SUNScholar   Full text items: 13 709 Full text theses (Masters): 1 648 Full text dissertations (Doctoral): 6 778 Research Articles: 1 795 2014 Downloads: 53 597 2013 Downloads: 104 759 2012 Downloads: 88 508 Total downloads since 2011: 246 864   SUNScholar Top 10 … Continue reading

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SUNScholar and research visibility

SUNScholar Usage Statistics Our aim with SUNScholar is to make SU research as highly visible possible, so that in the end the increase in citations will impact on your personal ranking, the ranking of the journal you publish with, as … Continue reading

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December 2013 theses/dissertations now available through SUNScholar

  We would like to congratulate all students (and their supervisors) who graduated during December 2013! We wish you all the best with your future research and careers.   The full text theses/dissertations (excl. restricted/embargoed theses/dissertations) for Masters and Doctoral … Continue reading

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December 2013 Theses & Dissertations

Beste Kollegas Tesisse/proefskrifte met die oog op die Desember 2013-gradeplegtigheid Hierdie net weer ‘n herinnering dat die stelsel vir die nominasie van studente met die oog op die Desember-gradeplegtigheid (2013), reeds oop is. Die laaste datum vir inhandiging van die … Continue reading

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Top 10 SUNScholar items on 15 July 2013

Continuing professional development in nursing Thesis (MPhil (Curriculum Studies))–Stellenbosch University, 2006. 3363 Small and medium scale enterprises development in Nigeria : constraints and policy options Thesis (MDF)–Stellenbosch University, 2011. 3211 A strategic analysis of the latest entrant into the South … Continue reading

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Incentives for researchers drive up publication output

Source: University World News Stellenbosch University in South Africa is cementing its reputation as a leading research institution by rewarding its most productive researchers with handsome incentives, to boost publication rates. Several universities – and the government – are employing … Continue reading

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Top 10 visited articles in SUNScholar

Research output in SUNScholar is being indexed by major search engines. The high number of times the following have been viewed is proof that SU research is high in demand, highly relevant and highly visible. A strategic analysis of the … Continue reading

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