The status and future of the African journal

The Future of the Academic Journal: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 401-424

  Smart, Pippa ^a   Murray, Susan ^b  

^a PSP Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Editors; Impact; Online publishing; Repositories; Research; Sustainability; University press; Visibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017594380     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781780634647.401     Document Type: Chapter

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