# NISC

- **Website:** <https://nisc.co.za>
- **Primary alias:** `nisc.co.za`
- **Founded:** 1995
- **Employees:** 11+
- **Location:** Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- **Company kind:** PRIVATELY HELD

## Description

NISC (Pty) Ltd is a leading publisher of African scholarly research products, dedicated to promoting African scholarship on a global scale. Through print and digital publication, as well as dissemination using recognized international best practices, NISC aims to connect African academics with a worldwide academic audience. Originally established in 1995 as the National Inquiry Services Centre, NISC initially focused on building, licensing, publishing, and selling academic bibliographic databases to universities and research institutions worldwide. These databases remain a crucial part of NISC's offerings, providing researchers with access to published and unpublished scientific literature in their respective fields. In addition to databases, NISC expanded its scope by publishing academic journals on behalf of local scholarly societies and research institutes. Many of Africa's leading peer-reviewed academic journals, including those featured in Thomson Reuters, Journal Citation Reports ®, are now published by NISC. The company's journals benefit from top-notch production, state-of-the-art online hosting, and extensive international marketing. Furthermore, NISC publishes scholarly books that cater to the academic research community. Operating out of Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa, NISC has established partnerships with major international publishers to ensure the global reach and impact of African research. With a commitment to quality and collaboration, NISC continues to play a vital role in advancing African scholarship and connecting it to a global academic community.

## Industries

- 📊 Publishing and Printing _(under Business and Consumer Services)_
- 📊 Business and Consumer Services

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/NISC_Pub)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/NISC-Pty-Ltd)
- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/national-inquiry-services-center)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idBaS7R_VS/w/247/h/132/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1772824750776)
- icon _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idBaS7R_VS/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1772824750942)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yuma | #d1c898 | accent |
| Black | #000000 | dark |
| Tulip Tree | #f3a63c | light |

## Fonts

- Arial — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idBaS7R_VS/w/1500/h/500/idf7shLGjN.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1772824751269)

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