ISS 3rd International Conference: Pre-conference workshop: Getting published in peer-reviewed journals
The ISS and South African Crime Quarterly in
partnership with the journals Acta
Criminologica and Agenda are
planning a two-day workshop on 23 and 24 October. The workshop will take place
at the University of South Africa’s Kgorong building at their Pretoria Muckleneuk
campus.
This workshop is intended for academics and researchers who
would like to develop their skills in writing articles and getting published in
peer-reviewed journals in the field of criminology.
Academics and researchers from civil society organisations
often face tremendous pressure to publish regularly in peer-reviewed,
accredited journals. However, most
people find it a difficult and stressful process. This is often because writers
don’t know what journals are looking for, or don’t understand how the editorial
process works, or perhaps we are not sure about how to go about structuring,
writing and referencing an article.
This workshop will
bring together a number of experienced and accomplished academics and journal
editors including:
- Prof Anthony Minnaar, editor of Acta Criminologica; Associate Editor
(Africa): International Journal of Police Science & Management; Editorial Board: African Security Review; past
Editor of Contree: Journal for Local & Regional History
- Prof Lillian Artz, member of the editorial board
of Agenda
- Dr Chandré Gould, editor of South African Crime Quarterly
- Prof Elrena van der Spuy, formerly on the
editorial boards of Police Practice and
Research, Society in Transition and the South
African Journal of Criminal Justice
- Prof Todd Clear, founding editor, Criminology & Public
Policy, current editorial board member, Justice Quarterly
- Dr William Dixon, Keele University, editorial board South African Crime Quarterly
- Prof Elaine Salo, Director of the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Pretoria
The workshop will
cover the following issues
- What journals are looking for;
- How to write and structure your article;
- How to approach a journal;
- How the editorial process works;
- How to get the most out of a peer review;
- How to reference correctly and in accordance
with journal guidelines for authors.
During the second
day participants will be asked to bring an early draft of an article they would
like to have published. These articles will be workshopped in small groups led
by published authors and journal editors.
Registration fee: R1 000
If you would like to participate in this workshop please
contact Chandre Gould ([email protected]) by 15 July.
The venue for this workshop is sponsored by School of Accounting
Sciences, UNISA.
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