In this webinar (1 hour 40 mins), Susan Veldsman, of ASSAf (Academy of Science South Africa), presents guidelines for best editorial practices for authors, peer reviewers and journal editors and publishers. The presentation covers best practices and tips on editorial and other policies, such as conflict of interest, confidentiality, ethical issues (including plagiarism), corrections (errata, corrigenda, retractions), copyright & licensing, advertising, preprints, digital archiving, preservation, peer review guidelines, editorial processes and technical aspects of open access publishing.

Louise van Heerden (SciELO SA) talks about SciELO SA criteria for inclusion and best editorial practices. Susan Murray, of AJOL (African Journals Online), talks about AJOL, open access business models and the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework. 

This webinar is one of a series organized by AJOL, ASSAf, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), EIFL, LIBSENSE and UCT (University of Cape Town) for African journal editors and publishers.

See the webinar slides, in English and French:

• Susan Veldsman: Guidelines to best editorial practices (PowerPoint).
• Susan  Veldsman: Lignes directrices pour les meilleures pratiques éditoriales (PowerPoint).
• Louise van Heerden: ScIELO SA Criteria (PowerPoint).
• Louise van Heerden: ScIELO SA Critères (PowerPoint).

Useful links:

• African Scientists Directory to identify possible reviewers.
• Ethics toolkit for a successful editorial office: A COPE guide