Partnership to raise African research awareness
29 Jun 2017 by Evoluted New Media
Taylor & Francis have partnered with The Conversation Africa – an offshoot of the Conversation websites that aim to share research with the wider public.
Taylor & Francis have partnered with The Conversation Africa – an offshoot of the Conversation websites that share research with the wider public.
The partnership will help African researchers increase public engagement with their work. Taylor & Francis (T&F) will offer authors, journal editors and publishing partners closer links with the news website.
Wider audience engagement
Pfungwa Nyamukachi, Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Relations for The Conversation (TC) Africa, said: “The era of fake news is making it critical that academics and scientists engage with audiences outside traditional peer-to-peer communities. The Conversation Africa has a mission to amplify the voices of African scientists and put academic research into the public domain in an easy and accessible way.”
TC Africa was founded in 2015, joining already established websites in Australia, the US, UK and France. After two years, it has more than 1.2m monthly readers. All articles are published under a Creative Commons licence, encouraging free republishing around the world. Janet Remmington, Regional Director for Africa Journals at T&F said: “The partnership is an excellent fit, serving researcher communities and the broader public in pursuit of knowledge and informed debate about pressing issues affecting the continent and the world today.”
Researchers interested in writing for TC Africa can register on the website. Authors must have a PhD or be a recognised expert teaching in the subject on which they’re contributing. They also must have a university or approved research institution affiliation. PhD candidates who are writing about their research are also published by TC Africa.