Please note that our offices will be closed from 13 December 2024 and will re-open on 6 January 2025. Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season!
South African Journal of Science
Book and Periodical Publishing
City of Tshwane, Gauteng 877 followers
Multidisciplinary scholarly journal published bimonthly by the Academy of Science of South Africa.
About us
The South African Journal of Science was established in 1903. The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) became the title owner and publisher in 2002. The mission of the Journal is to promote the visibility and impact of South African and African research by publishing high-quality original research from Africa or on African-relevant issues that will be of interest to readers in any discipline and for the benefit of scholars, educators, the general public and policymakers. The Journal also provides a forum for discussion of news and developments in research and higher education. The Journal is free to access and free to publish. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Full issues are available in PDF, EPUB and online formats. Visit our website for more information, to submit an article, and to search our archives. Subscribe to our email alerts at TOC@assaf.org.za
- Website
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https://www.sajs.co.za
External link for South African Journal of Science
- Industry
- Book and Periodical Publishing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- City of Tshwane, Gauteng
- Type
- Public Company
Locations
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Primary
41 De Havilland Crescent
City of Tshwane, Gauteng 0184, ZA
Employees at South African Journal of Science
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Lawson Naidoo (Dr)
PracAdemic / Supply Chain Management / Public Procurement / Servant Leader
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Pascal O. Bessong
Virologist; Professor of Microbiology and Global Health, University of Venda. Founding Director, SAMRC-UNIVEN Antimicrobial Resistance and Global…
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Dr. Ramulifho Pfananani (Pr.Sci.Nat.)
Catchment Scientist
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Douglas Mbululu, MIFM
Seasoned Economist & University Lecturer | Expert in Econometric Analysis, Finance & Economic Policy |
Updates
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As we near the end of 2024, we reflect on a truly special year celebrating our 120th Anniversary! Click here: https://shorturl.at/KSjws to explore highlights from the year, including popular articles, special issues, discussion series, events, award winners, reviewers, and more.
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Emma Archer reviews ‘Contested Karoo: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Change and Continuity in South Africa’s Drylands’: The book constitutes a key contribution beyond the Karoo itself. https://lnkd.in/dFA2mwkr
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Saul Dubow reviews ‘Interpreting Earth: A History of Geology Through Encounters wWith Table Mountain’: Compton’s geological biography of Table Mountain delights and excites from start to finish. https://lnkd.in/dz47E-Ss
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Helen Moffett reviews ‘Notes from the Body: Health, Illness, Trauma’: Nearly every piece combines sometimes shocking honesty with nuance at a historic moment when public discourse – especially about bodies, trauma and the role of science – has been polarised into wild rhetorical claims and boastful ignorance. https://lnkd.in/g3e2HpYf
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Lily Kpobi reviews ‘Who Counts? Ghanaian Academic Publishing and Global Science’: Targeted transformation is needed to emphasise the voices and experiences of African scholars in a manner that enhances the contribution to and development of global science by Africans for Africans. https://lnkd.in/d_3cs8Zy @Ayork6
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Veeran Naicker reviews ‘Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously’: Responding to the prevailing wisdom of an entire generation, Táíwò’s book raises a more unsettling problematic: are scholars associated with the progressive left propagating traditionalist discourses that would not liberate Africans, but lead them further into oppression? https://lnkd.in/dnVDxRsz
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Moultrie and Dorrington further engage with Statistics South Africa on data from the 2022 South African census. https://lnkd.in/daWAetPf
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Statistics South Africa respond to the Commentary entitled ‘Problems and concerns with the 2022 South African census’. https://lnkd.in/daEsyRwa
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Brian O’Connell (1947–2024): A visionary, inclusive and caring educationist. His commitment to empowering people went beyond academia, and his deep commitment to community development and overall contribution to education in South Africa as a teacher, lecturer, school principal, Rector, Superintendent General and Vice-Chancellor did not go unnoticed. https://lnkd.in/dtpkUufa