The AOSIS Laureatus Awards were established to honour the outstanding contributions of both our editors and authors. Initially held in person in 2019, the event has since transitioned to a fully virtual format, allowing for greater accessibility and inclusivity for academics to celebrate this special occasion.
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AOSIS Laureatus Awards
AOSIS Laureatus Awards 2023
AOSIS are excited to announce that this year’s awards, divided into three videos, are hosted by AOSIS’ Executive Chairman Dr Pierre de Villiers, and our Chief Executive Officer Cecile de Villiers. Please take a moment with us to recognise the remarkable achievements of our editors and authors at the AOSIS Laureatus Awards 2023.
Journal Indexing Awards
In our first video, we congratulate the Editors-in-Chief of journals for their publications included in international indexes in 2022.
- The African Vision and Eye Health journal has been included in Clarivate Web of Science Core Collection™ – the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Congratulations to Chief Editors Alan Rubin and Olufemi Oderinlo and your editorial team.
- The South African Family Practice journal has been included in Clarivate Web of Science Core Collection™ – the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief Klaus B von Pressentin and your editorial team.
- Pythagoras has been included in SciELO SA. Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief Rajendran Govender and your editorial team.
- The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management has been included in SciELO SA. Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief A J Antonites and your editorial team.
- The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa has been included in SciELO SA. Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief Izak van Zyl and your editorial team.
Journal Article Citations Awards
The second video announces the authors of articles that were published between 2019 and 2022 with the most citations. They are announced according to their respective scholarly domain.
- In the Economic & Management Sciences scholarly domain, the article The causes and impact of business failure among small to micro and medium enterprises in South Africa from the Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review received the most citations. Congratulations to author Bernard Bushe.
- In the Health & Veterinary Sciences scholarly domain, the article Challenges of quality improvement in the healthcare of South Africa post-apartheid: A critical review from Curationis received the most citations. Congratulations to authors Winnie T Maphumulo and Busisiwe R Bhengu.
- In the Humanities & Social Sciences scholarly domain, the article Counting the cost: COVID-19 school closures in South Africa and its impact on children from South African Journal of Childhood Education received the most citations. Congratulations to author Nic Spaull and Servaas van der Berg.
- In the Science, Engineering & Technology scholarly domain, the article Impact of climate change on primary agriculture, water sources and food security in Western Cape, South Africa from Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies received the most citations. Congratulations to author Elliot M Zwane.
- In the Theological & Religious Studies scholarly domain we have two articles with the same number of citations:
- Prosperity gospel and the culture of greed in post-colonial Africa: Constructing an alternative African Christian Theology of Ubuntu from Verbum et Ecclesia shares the most citations in this scholarly domain. Congratulations to authors Thinandavha D Mashau and Mookgo S Kgatle.
- Prophets praying for, or preying on people’s faith: A reflection on prophetic ministry in the South African context from In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi shares the most citations in this scholarly domain. Congratulations to authors Hulisani Ramantswana.
Of these six articles, the article Challenges of quality improvement in the healthcare of South Africa post-apartheid: A critical review from Curationis received the most citations. Again, a warm congratulations to authors Winnie T Maphumulo and Busisiwe R Bhengu.
Book Download Awards
In our third video, we extend our congratulations to the editors and authors of our frontlist titles. These have been awarded for achieving the highest number of downloads on books.aosis.co.za between January 2021 and December 2022 within the AOSIS scholarly domains.
- In the Economics and Management Sciences scholarly domain the book Financial inclusion: Basic theories and empirical evidence from African countries received the most downloads. Congratulations to editor Munacinga C Simatele and the chapter authors.
- In the Humanities scholarly domain, the book Learning through assessment: An approach towards self-directed learning received the most downloads. Congratulations to editors Elsa Mentz and Anitia Lubbe and the chapter authors.
- In the Theological and Religious Studies scholarly domain, the book Mission moves: Cultivating communities of the Gospel received the most downloads. Congratulations to editor Malan Nel and the chapter authors.
Of these three books, Financial inclusion: Basic theories and empirical evidence from African countries received the most downloads. Again, a warm congratulations to editor Munacinga C Simatele and the chapter authors.
We sincerely appreciate that you viewed the AOSIS Laureatus Awards 2023 videos. We eagerly anticipate observing the remarkable accomplishments that our editors and authors will achieve this year. If you would like to view past AOSIS Laureatus Awards, please click here.