Commentaries
ASSAf provides commentaries on topical and relevant government policy documents and White Papers.
Best Practice Guides
Best Practice Guides have been produced to improve the quality of editorship of South African scholarly journals.
SfS Newsletter
Access the previous newsletters for “Science for Society” by clicking on the buttons provided under this section. There is also an option to subscribe to the newsletter as well as regular updates on ASSAf.
SAJS
Established in 1903, the South African Journal of Science is the leading multidisciplinary research journal in Africa, and features a great diversity of original work by researchers throughout the country and abroad, concentrating on articles that have an appeal that is wider than that of single disciplines.
Books
The mandate of the Academy encompasses all fields of scientific enquiry and it includes the full diversity of South Africa’s distinguished scientists. The Parliament of South Africa passed the Academy of Science of South Africa Act (Act 67 of 2001), as amended, which came into operation in May 2002. In celebration of this mandate, ASSAf has published a number of books.
Statements
ASSAf regularly issues statements and joint statements together with other academies or science academy networks, on key issues of common interest.
Consensus Study Reports
2021 Title: Peer Review of Scholarly Journal in Mathematics and Science Published by: ASSAf Publication date: November 2021 Publication type: Consensus study/Peer Review Title: Evaluation of Alternative Telecommunication Technologies for the Karoo Central […]
Policymakers’ Booklets
ASSAf’s reports are available to download in pdf format.
Proceedings and Other Reports
ASSAf selectively publishes proceedings reports of events held by the Academy, as well as assessment and other reports.
Annual Reports
ASSAf’s Annual Reports are distributed to stakeholders and Members. Each report gives an overview of the activities of ASSAf over the year under review and includes the annual financial statements.
The ASSAf Act provides the framework for identifying the Academy’s overarching goals, within which the strategic priorities and focus for the next 5-year period are outlined.