ASSAf acknowledges the important contribution of the independent peer reviewers who reviewed scholarly South African journals over the period from 2017 to 2018.
| Title | Surname | Name |
| Prof | Aina | Lenrie Olatokunbo |
| Prof | Bank | Lawrence |
| Prof | Beukes | Nic |
| Dr | Bitso | Connie |
| Dr | Breed | Christina (Ida) |
| Prof | Britz | Johannes |
| Prof | Broady-Preston | Judith |
| Ms | Burger | Marlene |
| Prof | Caldwell | Marc |
| Dr | Cockrell | Dale |
| Prof | Coetzee | Marie-Helene |
| Prof | Cowling | Lesley |
| Dr | Dalamba | Lindelwa |
| Prof | De Vaal | Philip |
| Dr | Diener | Johann |
| Prof | Du Plessis | Chrisna |
| Dr | Du Plooy | Raelize |
| Prof | Dundu | Morgan |
| Dr | Eato | Jonathan |
| Prof | Eloff | Jan |
| Prof | Emuze | Fidelis |
| Dr | Friedman | Avi |
| Prof | Gbadamosi | Raimi |
| Prof | Gizejowski | Marian |
| Prof | Goulding | Anne |
| Prof | Hamam | Yskandar |
| Mr | Harris | Verne |
| Dr | Harrop-Allen | Susan |
| Prof | Hooper | Tony |
| Prof | Jeppie | Shamil |
| Dr | Jones | Jaime |
| Dr | Jongbloed | Enrique Uribe |
| Ms | Karuri-Sebina | Geci |
| Dr | Kekwaletswe | Raymond |
| Dr | Kendall | Stephen |
| Mr | King | George |
| Prof | Klopper | Sandra |
| Prof | Knott | Cheryl |
| Prof | Kok | Schalk |
| Dr | Koutas | Lampros |
| Prof | Kriel | Lize |
| Ms | Kruger | Cecilia |
| Prof | Laubscher | Jacques |
| Dr | Lawrence | Frank |
| Prof | Le Roux | Hannah |
| Prof | Le Roux | Annette |
| Prof | Lloyd | Philip |
| Prof | Lüdeman | Winfried |
| Prof | Lutters | Eric |
| Dr | Lynsdale | Cyril |
| Prof | Maina | James |
| Prof | Mainza | Aubrey |
| Prof | Makasa | Paul |
| Dr | Makhubu | Nomusa |
| Prof | Mbohwa | Charles |
| Prof | Meintjies | Corne |
| Dr | Mulwo | Abram |
| Prof | Munro | Allan |
| Dr | Myburgh | Sue |
| Dr | Narunsky-Laden | Sonja |
| Prof | Nasson | Bill |
| Mr | Naude | Mauritz |
| Dr | Nel | Hannelie |
| Prof | Niemann-Struweg | Ilza |
| Dr | Nkosi-Ndlela | Martin |
| Dr | Nyamupangedengu | Cuthbert |
| Prof | O’ Connor | Cyril |
| Prof | Oguamanam | Chidi |
| Dr | Ojebode | Ayobami |
| Prof | Olorunnisola | Anthony |
| Dr | Olsen | Kathryn |
| Dr | Opondo | Patricia |
| Prof | Overton de Klerk | Nina |
| Dr | Panebianco-Warrens | Clorinda |
| Prof | Perold | WJ |
| Prof | Phillips | Huw |
| Mr | Pissarra | Mario |
| Dr | Pooley | Thomas |
| Prof | Pretorius | Deirdre |
| Prof | Puth | Gustav |
| Prof | Rawatlal | Randhir |
| Prof | Rivera | Milagros |
| Dr | Saidi | Finzi |
| Prof | Sandenbergh | Roelf |
| Dr | Sanya | Tom |
| Prof | Sesanti | Simphiwe |
| Ms | Silverman | Melinda |
| Prof | Simbao | Ruth |
| Dr | Snedden | Glen |
| Dr | Somma | Donato |
| Prof | Steyn | Gerald |
| Prof | Taigbenu | Akpofure |
| Prof | Taylor | Jane |
| Dr | Thom-Wium | Matildie |
| Dr | Tonsing | Gertrud |
| Prof | Town | Stephen |
| Dr | Tuksar | Stanislav |
| Prof | Van Belle | Jean-paul |
| Prof | Van der Waldt | De la Rey |
| Dr | Van der Walt | Martin |
| Prof | Van Graan | Andre |
| Prof | Van Robbroeck | Lize |
| Dr | Van Schoor | Chris |
| Prof | Van Wyk | Ben |
| Mr | Verhaeghe | Benoit |
| Prof | Von Solms | Basie |
| Prof | Wagner | Nikki |
| Prof | Watson | Bruce |
| Dr | Windapo | Abimbola Olukemi |