Reviewing for academic journals takes a considerable amount of time and effort, even though it is essentially a voluntary job. However, that does not mean that your work as a reviewer goes unseen and is unaccounted for!
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Booktip: Parliament in Mauritius
This book is available via interlibrary loan. See here for the full library record.
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Book tip: Sultans of Sokoto
This book is available via interlibrary loan. See here for the full library record.
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The Journal Impact Factor in African Studies
The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is the best-known bibliometric indicator of academic journal prestige and influence. However, the JIF is not appropriate for measuring the quality of academic work, especially in African Studies.
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Book tip: Music and Dance in Eastern Africa
This book is available via interlibrary loan. See here for the full library record.
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Book tip. Acts of Transgression: Contemporary live art in South Africa
This book is available via interlibrary loan. See here for the full library record.
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Book tip: Glossary of HIV, AIDS and Ebola-Related Terms in Hausa, Yorùbá and Igbo
These books are available via interlibrary loan. See here for the full library records.
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Book tips in the Toolbox
With our new series on book tips in the Toolbox, we would like to draw attention to the holdings of the Specialised Information Service (FID) on African Studies and present new publications by African publishers.
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What are the benefits of ‘preprints’?
In academic publishing, a preprint is a version of a research paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in scholarly journal.
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Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings
"Research partnerships between high-income and lower-income settings can be highly advantageous for both parties. Or they can lead to ethics dumping, the practice of exporting unethical research practices to lower-income settings."
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