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Editorial http://africanzoology.journals.ac.za A.N. Hodgson & R.T.F. Bernard Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa and around the African continent. In recent years HE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA’S there has been a significant shift in the geograph- journal first appeared in 1965 as Zoologica ical origin of papers submitted. Before 1997, most Africana and after 14 years under this name it manuscripts came from scientists based in South was re-named South African Journal of Zoology. This Africa. During the last two years, more than 50 % decision to change the name was a financial one in of manuscripts submitted are from researchers order to qualify for support from the government based outside South Africa, carrying out research via the Bureau for Scientific Publications. From in other African countries. This is a clear message 1979 the journal was therefore subsidized. In our that the ZSSA’s journal is perceived as more than a 1998 editorial (Volume 33, Number 3) we indicated local journal and that there is indeed a real need that South African scientific journals were under for an African-based zoological journal. review and that we were awaiting the The final decision was to change the size http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Zoology Taylor & Francis

Editorial

Hodgson, A.N.; Bernard, R.T.F.
African Zoology , Volume 35 (1): 1 – Apr 1, 2000
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http://africanzoology.journals.ac.za A.N. Hodgson & R.T.F. Bernard Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa and around the African continent. In recent years HE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA’S there has been a significant shift in the geograph- journal first appeared in 1965 as Zoologica ical origin of papers submitted. Before 1997, most Africana and after 14 years under this name it manuscripts came from scientists based in...
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http://africanzoology.journals.ac.za A.N. Hodgson & R.T.F. Bernard Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa and around the African continent. In recent years HE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA’S there has been a significant shift in the geograph- journal first appeared in 1965 as Zoologica ical origin of papers submitted. Before 1997, most Africana and after 14 years under this name it manuscripts came from scientists based in South was re-named South African Journal of Zoology. This Africa. During the last two years, more than 50 % decision to change the name was a financial one in of manuscripts submitted are from researchers order to qualify for support from the government based outside South Africa, carrying out research via the Bureau for Scientific Publications. From in other African countries. This is a clear message 1979 the journal was therefore subsidized. In our that the ZSSA’s journal is perceived as more than a 1998 editorial (Volume 33, Number 3) we indicated local journal and that there is indeed a real need that South African scientific journals were under for an African-based zoological journal. review and that we were awaiting the The final decision was to change the size

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