Wingfield, Brenda D.2014-08-112014-08-112014Wingfield B. The ABCs of an NRF rating. S Afr J Sci. 2014;110(7/8), Art. #a0072, 2 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.1590/sajs.2014.0038-2353 (print)1996-7489 (online)10.1590/sajs.2014/http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41139I have now been awarded virtually every NRF (National Research Foundation) rating reasonably available. Many years ago at the start of my academic life I received a 'Y' label; I have recently been awarded an 'A' rating. My most recent rating came as a pleasant but unexpected surprise, motivating me to think, more deeply than might otherwise have been the case, about NRF ratings. More particularly, I thought about what an NRF rating means, not only to me personally, but also to the research community of South Africa.fr© 2014. The Authors. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.Career developmentInternationalisationAcademic perspectiveNational Research Foundation (NRF)NRF ratingArticle