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The LINK Centre acknowledges and thanks Alison Gillwald for her collegial contribution during her period as Editor, from Issue 1 to Issue 9. Interim Editor: Lucienne Abrahams, LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersand, P O Box 601, Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa Reviews Editor: Charley Lewis, LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, P O Box 601, Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa The Journal has been supported by a high profile Editorial Board which is curently in the process of being reconstituted. The LINK Centre thanks the founding editor of the journal, Alison Gillwald, for ten years of dedicated service (2000 - 2009) in establishing the journal and building its reputation. We also thank the following for their service on the Editorial Board at various times over the past ten years: Luci Abrahams, Lishan Adem, Colin Blackman, Sandra Braman, Tracy Cohen, Hernan Galperin, Polly Gastor, Laurent Gilles, Dale Hatfield, Anders Henten, Heather Hudson, Hudson Janisch, Richard Joseph, Emmanuel OleKambanei, Ellison Kahn, Tim Kelly, Robin Mansell, Gillian Marcelle, Bill Melody, Jonathan Miller, Muriuki Mureithi, Joseph Okpaku, Andrew Rens, Rohan Samarajiva, Leo van Audenhove. Those wishing to submit contributions to the journal should address them to The Interim Editor, LINK Centre. Articles should not exceed 8 000 words in length (including Abstract and References), and should relate to the political, economic and social aspects of telecommunications, broadcasting and IT. Comments, reports, book reviews or rejoinders to articles should be not more than 1 500 - 3 000 words. Contributions are received with the understanding that their contents are original, upublished material, and are not being submitted for publication elsewhere. Translated material, which has not been published in English, will also be considered. The Editor reserves the right to edit or otherwise alter contributions. Contributions for the forthcoming issue are already open! Get yours in now! Submissions Articles for publication in the African Journal of Information and Communication (SAJIC) should be submitted to the Interim Editor, Luci Abrahams, at the LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Length Articles should not exceed 8 000 words in length, including the Abstract and References. Book reviews, comments, reports or rejoinders to articles should be much shorter, usually 1 000-3 000 words. Contributions are received with the understanding that their contents are original, unpublished material and are not being submitted for publication elsewhere. Translated material that has not been published in English will also be considered. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter contributions. Format All submissions should be in 11-point Arial font, single-space, left-aligned Microsoft Word format (or compatible open source format) with minimal formatting / layout. Where necessary, footnotes rather than end notes should be used. Refereeing All full-length articles submitted for publication will be reviewed “blind” by one or more referees selected from the SAJIC International Editorial Board, or by someone else identified as suited to the subject matter. Shorter articles and book reviews are refereed at the discretion of the Editor. Presentation The first page of a submission should contain the title, author’s name, affiliation, full postal address, and telephone, fax and email contacts. Affiliations and contact details of co-authors should also be listed. The second page should contain an abstract (summary of the article’s contents) of 200-500 words. The article should begin on the third page. References The bibliography should contain only those references cited in the text, arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the author using standard APA format. Tables and Figures These should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals followed by a caption. All graphs, diagrams and other drawing should be referred to as figures, which should also be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. These should be in a format that can be easily manipulated for editing and printing purposes. |
Lucienne Abrahams, LINK Centre, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, P O Box 601, Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa; and
