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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 2d

Goliath reviews ‘Roadmap of the Professoriate’: A user-friendly, nuts-and-bolts introduction to planning an academic career. Its clear layout and straightforward exercises make the material easy to digest. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 2d

Visagie reviews ‘A New History of Formal Schooling in South Africa’: The careful treatment and engagement with existing work make the book well suited as an academic read to introduce students to the history of formal schooling in SA. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 2d

Carruthers reviews ‘Dockside Reading’: Hofmeyr has used a truly impressive range and variety of sources to reveal the many lives, cultures and travels in which books were enmeshed in the colonial era. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 3d

Long reviews ‘Frantz Fanon: Combat Breathing’: This book is for anyone needing an entry point into Fanon’s challenging corpus, and for activists and intellectuals troubled in these genocidal times by the cravenness of the powers that be. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 3d

Webster reviews ‘Segregated Species’: Skotnes-Brown has done an exceptional job revealing the interconnections between settler colonial science and animal conservation and management. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 3d

Mall reviews ‘The Meaning of a Life’: Gevers’ love for the acquisition of knowledge and the sharing of it is obvious. A must read.

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 5d

Soodyall and colleagues pay tribute to Trefor Jenkins (1932–2025) – a pioneer of human genetics in southern Africa. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 6d

This Structured Conversation explores a range of views on how evidence is defined and deployed from four diverse disciplinary perspectives. #SDG10 #SDG13 #SDG16 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 6d

The sustainable use of medicinal plants by smallholder farmers in the Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, plays a vital role in rural livelihoods. #SDG1 #SDG2 #SDG3 #SDG8 #SDG15 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 6d

Coutinho highlights the significant threat posed by quarantine bacterial fruit tree pathogens to South Africa’s agricultural biosecurity. #SDG2 #SDG1 #SDG5 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 6d

Publishing is tough, but understanding why papers are rejected and how to avoid common mistakes can boost your chances of success. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 7d

In response to Neves et al. (2024), a new study of fossil teeth supports the view that Sahelanthropus from Chad, about 7 million years old, is a hominin (a distant human relative). doi.org/10.17159/saj...

sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 7d

Sewry and colleagues used a Scientific Numeracy Smart Worksheet to explore the numeracy proficiency of first-year chemistry students at Rhodes University. Students performed well at solving equations, but struggled with graphs. #SDG4 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 7d

Nworah and colleagues present a simple, green approach using cashew leaves to make zinc oxide nanoparticles that have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thus showing promise as new natural therapies. #SDG3 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 7d

Harris & @sebnemer describe the development of a non-destructive pineapple fruit size determination approach using Mask R-CNN based on images of pineapples passing through conveyor belts. #SDG9 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 8d

A geoscience perspective on gully erosion across the southern African interior advances our understanding of human-landscape interactions, with practical benefits for improved erosion control. #SDG2 #SDG6 #SDG13 #SDG15 doi.org/10.17159/saj... @aberuni.bsky.social

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 8d

Using cutting-edge X-ray techniques, Cloete et al. show how molecular-scale changes in zinc chemistry determine its ocean-scale distribution and availability to support the marine food web. #SDG13 #SDG14 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 8d

Use of marijuana and cocaine in 17th-century England and Italy is discussed in relation to a hypothesis that William Shakespeare smoked cannabis in moderation to promote creativity, but not cocaine. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 8d

Monitoring those who monitor ensures accountability, accuracy, and integrity – especially when research metrics shape national policy and global perception. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 9d

Narismulu and Botes underscore the importance of integrating legal, ethical and medical guidelines to effectively operationalise emergency abortion care in SA. #SDG3 #SDG5 #SDG10 #SDG16 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 9d

Mathipa-Mdakane outlines how to build a seamless lab-to-market system that delivers products, jobs and real impact for SA. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 9d

Bossert and colleagues successfully demonstrate that mariculture can serve as a sustainable method for restoration of the endangered seagrass Zostera capensis. #SDG13 #SDG14 doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 9d

AI in peer review is just one aspect that needs navigating in a much broader and continually evolving peer review landscape. doi.org/10.17159/saj...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 10d

The latest issue offers a diversity of reads from sustainable seagrass restoration and sustainable use of medicinal plants to antioxidant activity of phytosynthesised nanoparticles and supporting innovation in SA. sajs.co.za/issue/view/1...

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sajournalofscience.bsky.social @sajournalofscience.bsky.social · 13d

And... the votes are in! 🎉
The winning model of our #PeerReviewWeek polls is… Collaborative peer review! 🏆
Thank you to everyone who joined the discussion and voted during #PRW2025.