The programme for the workshop "Research Data Management in African Studies" (10-11 October 2018 in Bayreuth) is now available! Listen to exciting talks on existing projects, legal perspectives and infrastructure services. There will be ample time for questions, exchange and voicing your needs as researchers. [caption id="attachment_4679" align="alignright" width="200"] Creative Commons CC0[/caption] If you have…
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AfricArXiv
A digital archive (repository) for pre-print publication in African studies
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Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS)
Do you want to support journals from the Global South but need reassurance about their quality? Check out the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) initiative!
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Power dynamics of global knowledge production: research collaboration
The limited presence of researchers working at African universities in the leadership of international research projects is an important issue in African Studies. But research collaborations can also marginalize the contributions of researchers based in Africa.
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Power dynamics of global knowledge production: citations
Work by Africa-based scholars is also cited less than work by other academics.
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How do I make my online teaching resources accessible?
Katherine Firth has some great suggestions for making online teaching resources accessible in her Research Voodoo Blog. Her advice includes suggestions for catering to students with visual impairments, hearing impairments, hand impairments, among others.
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Academic networking sites or open access repositories?
"What’s the difference between ResearchGate, Academia.edu and an open access repository?"
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Academic cooperation agreements
Are you looking for colleagues? The following universities and research institutes in Germany have academic cooperation agreements with universities on the African continent
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VAD Membership
Would you like to become a VAD member? You will find the necessary information here.
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ORCID
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher.
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