Picture a friendly, hip and happening university campus, nestled right in the heart of the Free State capital, Bloemfontein; a university that has produced some of the country’s top thinkers and academics; a university that continues to stand out as a beacon of academic excellence. Of course, this is the University of the Free State, or UFS, one of the old...
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Maintain a proper filing system pertaining to all the relevant documentation and communications. If the journal is hosted online, this could be the management of the online workflow.
Deal with communications to the Southern Journal for Contemporary History.
Receive submissions to the Southern Journal for Contemporary History and respond to contributors.
Decide jointly with the Editor-in-chief if submissions are sufficiently qualified to be considered for review.
Coordinate the review process, if needed in consultation with the Editor-in-chief.
Assign related duties to Associate editors.
Communicate with authors.
Liaise with printers or other administrative partners.
Manage the editorial and publication process.
Proofreading and language editing of article manuscripts.
Keep custody of the records relating to the Southern Journal for Contemporary History.
Handle book reviews.
Inherent requirements:
Relevant master’s degree on NQF Level 9 in the Humanities
Recommendations:
Relevant PhD on NQF Level 10 in the Humanities.
Relevant working experience in managing or administering large-scale academic projects in history or an adjacent field.