Get help to get published
Overcoming the challenges of publishing research
Get help to get published Increasing the productivity and exposure of African academics and researchers A new international mentoring programme from the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is helping South African academics and researchers to publish their work
Academic publishing can be difficult or stressful when you aren’t familiar with the process, or need guidance in structuring and writing a paper. The ISS mentoring programme overcomes these challenges by providing the confidence and practical skills required to publish in accredited and peer-reviewed journals. It also connects South African academics and researchers to established international academics and their research networks. The year-long programme has been developed for researchers and academics whose work relates to crime, crime prevention and criminal justice. It covers many disciplines, including economics, psychology, sociology, forensic accounting, police studies, history and law.
Developing African criminology
The mentoring programme is one of the ways the ISS encourages and develops a vibrant African scholarship in criminology, which enables a better understanding of crime and helps to monitor and inform the practice of criminal justice. Government and civil society researchers on the programme learn how to work with research data to improve governance and public policy. This enables public safety concerns to be closely aligned with civic interests and human rights, and holds states accountable to the rule of law.
Meet the mentors • Prof Amy Adamczyk Associate Professor of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States • Prof Lisa M Broidy Associate Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico, United States • Prof Todd R Clear Dean of the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, United States
Connecting South African academics and researchers to international networks of experts
The aim of the mentoring programme is to increase the number of quality articles published by South Africans in peer-reviewed journals. It will increase South Africa’s contribution to the development and dissemination of knowledge, and help researchers and academics to build an international network. The programme connects South African academics and researchers with experienced academics from the US, UK, Australia and South Africa. They provide personalised coaching and direct assistance in a mentoring relationship which lasts for a year and concludes with the submission of a paper to an accredited journal.
• Prof Bill Dixon School of Sociology and Criminology, Keele University, United Kingdom
Building South Africa’s contribution to the development of knowledge The programme is suitable for any researcher or academic who needs support in getting published. It is aimed at junior members of a university faculty, new academics, doctoral students, and researchers from civil society, government departments and Parliament. It is particularly appropriate for Masters and PhD scholars who want to use their thesis as a basis for a journal article. Researchers and academics need to have collected qualitative or quantitative data, or have access to data they wish to analyse in order to qualify.
• Prof David Farabee Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, United States • Prof Jody Miller School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, United States • Prof Jeremy R Porter Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, United States • Prof Brian Rappert Head of the Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology Department, Exeter University, United Kingdom • Prof Elrena van der Spuy Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa • Prof Sheldon X Zhang Professor of Sociology, San Diego State University, United States
For further information Chandré Gould at the ISS Governance, Crime and Justice Programme [email protected] www.issafrica.org
Get help to get published Increasing the productivity and exposure of African academics and researchers A new international mentoring programme from the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is helping South African academics and researchers to publish their work
Academic publishing can be difficult or stressful when you aren’t familiar with the process, or need guidance in structuring and writing a paper. The ISS mentoring programme overcomes these challenges by providing the confidence and practical skills required to publish in accredited and peer-reviewed journals. It also connects South African academics and researchers to established international academics and their research networks. The year-long programme has been developed for researchers and academics whose work relates to crime, crime prevention and criminal justice. It covers many disciplines, including economics, psychology, sociology, forensic accounting, police studies, history and law.
Developing African criminology
The mentoring programme is one of the ways the ISS encourages and develops a vibrant African scholarship in criminology, which enables a better understanding of crime and helps to monitor and inform the practice of criminal justice. Government and civil society researchers on the programme learn how to work with research data to improve governance and public policy. This enables public safety concerns to be closely aligned with civic interests and human rights, and holds states accountable to the rule of law.
Meet the mentors • Prof Amy Adamczyk Associate Professor of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States • Prof Lisa M Broidy Associate Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico, United States • Prof Todd R Clear Dean of the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, United States
Connecting South African academics and researchers to international networks of experts
The aim of the mentoring programme is to increase the number of quality articles published by South Africans in peer-reviewed journals. It will increase South Africa’s contribution to the development and dissemination of knowledge, and help researchers and academics to build an international network. The programme connects South African academics and researchers with experienced academics from the US, UK, Australia and South Africa. They provide personalised coaching and direct assistance in a mentoring relationship which lasts for a year and concludes with the submission of a paper to an accredited journal.
• Prof Bill Dixon School of Sociology and Criminology, Keele University, United Kingdom
Building South Africa’s contribution to the development of knowledge The programme is suitable for any researcher or academic who needs support in getting published. It is aimed at junior members of a university faculty, new academics, doctoral students, and researchers from civil society, government departments and Parliament. It is particularly appropriate for Masters and PhD scholars who want to use their thesis as a basis for a journal article. Researchers and academics need to have collected qualitative or quantitative data, or have access to data they wish to analyse in order to qualify.
• Prof David Farabee Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, United States • Prof Jody Miller School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, United States • Prof Jeremy R Porter Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, United States • Prof Brian Rappert Head of the Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology Department, Exeter University, United Kingdom • Prof Elrena van der Spuy Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa • Prof Sheldon X Zhang Professor of Sociology, San Diego State University, United States
For further information Chandré Gould at the ISS Governance, Crime and Justice Programme [email protected] www.issafrica.org
