South African National Parks

South African National Parks

South African National Parks is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 21 national parks and 10 marine protected areas, totalling over 44,595 km2. Many parks offer a variety of accommodations. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for South African National Parks, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

64%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

999


Total
Citations

63K


Open Access
Percentage

64%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

999


Total
Citations

63K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

18% 36% 10% 36%

Publisher Open

18%

Both

36%

Other Platform Open

10%

Closed

36%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

0102030405060708090100110120Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

62%OA Journal

OA Journal 62%

515

Hybrid 22%

185

No Guarantees 16%

130

Other Platform Open

Institution 83%

593

Domain 28%

197

Other Internet 13%

90

Public 9%

64

Preprint 4%

26

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
340
PubMed Central
Domain
188
Stellenbosch University
Institution
185
University of Pretoria
Institution
112
DOI
Other Internet
61
Figshare
Public
49
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
43
wur.nl OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
40
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
21
University of Edinburgh
Institution
20
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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