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A tribute to William Roy Branch (1946–2018)

A tribute to William Roy Branch (1946–2018)

2020-09-17 00:00:00 • Announcements & Notices

William Roy Branch, known more commonly as Bill, was the most prolific African-based herpetologist of his era. Having published at least 659 herpetological contributions, including, but not limited to...

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Citizen Science in African Ornithology

Citizen Science in African Ornithology

2020-08-24 00:00:00 • Announcements & Notices

In South Africa, citizen science gained momentum with the first South African Bird Atlas Project in the late 1980s and early 1990s, coordinated by the Avian Demography Unit (ADU) at the University of ...

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Joe Diestel - The Celebration of his Life

Joe Diestel - The Celebration of his Life

2020-08-24 00:00:00 • Announcements & Notices

As a well respected academic with an enthusiastic style of teaching, Joe Diestel specialised in Banach space and measure theory and held a keen interest in his work, students and writing. In honour of...

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Call for Papers: Phenomenology and Virtuality

Call for Papers: Phenomenology and Virtuality

2020-06-26 00:00:00 • Announcements & Notices

A special issue of Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology is scheduled for publishing under the theme Phenomenology and Virtuality.  Our age is typified by technology but it is the question of ...

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NWU Zoology centennial special issue

NWU Zoology centennial special issue

2020-05-11 00:00:00 • Announcements & Notices

African Zoology, Volume 55, Issue 1 celebrates 100 years of Zoology as a scientific discipline on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), previously known as the Potchefstroom Uni...

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The biggest development in the history of Quaestiones Mathematicae was the association with NISC and to have the journal running in a very stable way without severe financial concerns.
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It has been an enriching experience working with such enthusiastic and professional people at NISC who have become more friends than business partners over the years.
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The NISC partnership has benefited the Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology by bringing sustainability, additional branding and marketing, a wider reach through its websites, and the added value of expertise in the very competitive world of publishing.
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Perhaps the most important change, in terms of bringing the Journal to a wider audience, has been its publishing in collaboration with the NISC (Pty) Ltd.
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Since 1995, NISC has systematically built up competence and the necessary capacity in all aspects of publishing high-level research journals, with the professionalism needed to flourish in the increasingly competitive world of international research publications. No other publisher in South Africa commands the necessary technical skills, experience, competence, enthusiasm and resources to the same degree as NISC, in my view.
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The editorial experience was excellent: the reviewers were timely and their feedback was generative. The co-editor of the special issue was proactive about communicating information to me. In latter stages, the staff that shepherded the essay through the copy-editing stages was also very helpful and in good contact.
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