Browsing A. ASSAf Consensus Study Reports by Title
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Mental health and the role of traditional healers
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)The provision of treatment, care and rehabilitation services for people with Mental, Neurological and Substance use (MNS) disorders is a multisectoral responsibility and affects various communities in South Africa and other ...
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The PhD Study: An Evidence-based Study on how to meet the Demands for High-level Skills in an Emerging Economy
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)This is the first comprehensive report on PhD training in South Africa and identifies the barriers and opportunities for effective training and high-level outputs at the doctoral level. It was produced by an expert study ...
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Preventing a Tobacco Epidemic in Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)In April 2013, the Network of African Science Academies convened a committee of experts to discuss the evidence, obstacles, and opportunities for implementing and enforcing tobacco use prevention and control policies in ...
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Provider core competencies for improved Mental health care of the nation
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)This report is a comprehensive document reviewing current training programmes for various cadres of service providers who provide (or could provide) care for people with mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders ...
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Recognising individual contributions to collaborative research: limitations of proportional publication counts and proposals for alternatives
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)This report was undertaken to determine whether researchers in South Africa who publish within large consortia are appropriately recognised in the South African context, including the systems by which authors are evaluated ...
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Reconceptualising Health Professions Education in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)This consensus study was initiated by ASSAf as a response to the ongoing challenge of shortages of healthcare professionals. The study was conceptualised following an ASSAf workshop on the Lancet report titled Health ...
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The Regulatory Implications of New Breeding Techniques
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)South Africa is one of only very few African countries that has commercialised GMOs. A plethora of recent developments in genetic engineering and related technologies has necessitated the reassessment of their possible ...
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Report on a Strategic Approach to Research Publishing in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)Two strands of influence have affected the publication of local scholarly journals in South Africa in the recent past. The first of these was the establishment of the Bureau of Scientific Publications that subsidized the ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Architecture, Built Environment and Engineering
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Architecture, Built Environment and Engineering is the seventh in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Communication and Information Sciences
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Communication and Information Sciences is the ninth in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Communication and Information Sciences
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Communication and Information Sciences is the ninth in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Economics and Business Management
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)The peer review report titled 'Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Economics and Business Management' is the 13th in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Education
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2020)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Education is the tenth in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This is part of a scholarly ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in History, Philosophy and Politics
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in History, Philosophy and Politics is the eleventh in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Humanities II: Visual and Performing Arts
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Humanities II: Visual and Performing Arts is the eighth in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Law and Related Legal Fields
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Law and Related Legal Fields is the fifth in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This is ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Mathematics and Science
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Mathematics and Science is the 12th in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This is part of ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Other Disciplines
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023-06)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Other Disciplines is the 14th in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This is part of a ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Religion and Related Fields (RTRF)
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013)The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Religion, Theology and Related Fields (RTRF) is the third in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly ...
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Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Health Sciences and Related Medical Fields
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)This report marks the forth in the series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. Ultimately, it is intended that all scholarly journals in the country will have been subjected to independent, ...