Publications Overview

Publication Process

Details about the publication process including impact factors, local and international journal ratings, Department of Education submission categories and incentive funding for publishing. More...

Publication Lists

Links to scientific and semi-popular publications produced by staff and students at the Fitz arranged according to year. The lists include all publications produced since the Institute's inception in 1960. Recent publications by staff members are also listed on their respective pages (see Staff, Students & Associates for links). More...

Scientific Publications

Links to peer-reviewed, scientific publications produced by staff and students at the Fitz arranged according to year. The lists include all publications produced since the Institute's inception in 1960. Recent publications by staff members are also listed on their respective pages (see Staff, Students & Associates for links). More...

Semi-popular Publications

Links to semi-popular publications produced by staff and students at the Fitz arranged according to year. The lists include all publications produced since the Institute's inception in 1960. Recent publications by staff members are also listed on their respective pages (see Staff, Students & Associates for links). More...

Africa - Birds & Birding Articles

Some time ago, Africa Geographic gave us permission to post PDFs of the News from the FitzPatrick Institute pages from the popular bimonthly Africa - Birds & Birding on our website. Now, in addition to the 'Fitz News' pages, they have generously allowed us to post PDFs of selected articles contributed by Fitz staff and students. They are listed here chronologically (starting with the most recent volume) but you will also find links to them listed according to author on the (with links from the staff and student pages) and according to subject matter (with links from the research pages). More...

Dissertations & Projects

Unpublished PhD, MSc and Honours theses and projects produced by students supervised or co-supervised by Fitz staff members. Copies of all theses can be found in the Niven Library. More...

Roberts VII Project

The Roberts VII Project began in 1998 and was completed in 2005 with the publication of the book.  This section provides an overview of the project along with various resources relating to the project. These include the taxonomic sequence used in the book, the Roberts VII species list, a list of escapees, a list of common names (English and Afrikaans), a names database (languages commonly spoken in Southern Africa), a list of Roberts VII errata and, finally, a list of missing information - things we still don't know. More...

Databases and Downloads

This section provides details about the online searchable databases hosted by the Institute's Niven Library and includes the Niven Library online public access catalogue, the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) online database and the Fynbos i-Forum online database. More...