Emerald
This agreement commenced in 2022 and has been renewed for a further three years (2025-2027).
Emerald publishes over 300 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. The Emerald eJournals Premier database is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary collection of journals featuring the latest peer-reviewed, international research in established and emerging areas of interest. Smaller subject collections are also offered.
The Emerald/SANLiC agreement for 2025-2027 is a transformational open access agreement that provides read access to the collection to which your institution subscribes as well as permitting affiliated authors to publish a capped number of articles as open access at no extra charge in the journals to which your institution subscribes.
Read more about this agreement here.
Contact your institution’s library staff to find out which collection your institution subscribes to.
Participating institutions
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- Central University of Technology
- Durban University of Technology
- Mangosuthu University of Technology
- Nelson Mandela University
- North-West University
- Rhodes University
- Sol Plaatje University
- Stellenbosch University
- Tshwane University of Technology
- University of Cape Town
- University of Fort Hare
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Limpopo
- University of Pretoria
- University of South Africa
- University of the Free State
- University of the Western Cape
- University of the Witwatersrand
- University of Venda
- University of Zululand
- Vaal University of Technology
- Walter Sisulu University
Number of included articles
There is a limit (cap) on the number of articles that can be published open access by authors affiliated with participating institutions. The cap for 2026 is 199 articles, shared across the consortium and allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Opening balance 2026
Approved
Current balance
199
67
132
Opening balance 2026: 199
Approved: 67
Current balance: 132
Last updated 20/04/2026