Supporting trust in Southern journals: the story behind Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS)

20 September, 2017 Verity Warne

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INASP and African Journals Online have launched the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS), a unique new framework for providing accreditation and support for journals in the Global South. The JPPS provides detailed and internationally accepted assessment criteria for the quality of publishing practices and policies of Southern journals. In this interview, Susan Murray, Executive Director of African Journals Online (AJOL), and Sioux Cumming, Programme Manager, Journals Online, share the origins and potential of JPPS.

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How large-scale research writing courses are making a difference in the Global South

14 September, 2017 Sian Harris

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The AuthorAID MOOCs in research writing are finalists for a prestigious award from the Association of Professional and Learned Society Publishers (ALPSP). The winner of this award will be announced this evening. As we wait to hear how we did, I share in this blog what I told the ALPSP annual conference yesterday.

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Research into climate change is vital in countries that are on the frontline of feeling its effects

3 June, 2017 Sian Harris

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Academic publishing, Evidence for policy, General, Research communication

Strong local research and knowledge systems are vital in tackling local and global problems, and a great example of this is in tackling climate change. Siân Harris looks at a few of the ways that INASP has been supporting Southern environmental research and its use in policy.

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Evidence Spotlight: Overcoming challenges to using evidence in the Parliament of Malawi

27 February, 2017 Emily Hayter

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Evidence for policy

Photo: Parliament of Malawi ——————————————————————————————————————————- In this Evidence Spotlight INASP’s Emily Hayter interviews Kondwani Chikafa (image, right), Senior Research Officer...

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