Khulisa Journals Communiqué | January 2026

[Ina Smith]

Dear Khulisa Journal Editors and Managers,

Welcome back, and I hope you had a great break over December! Wishing you a successful and fulfilling 2026 ahead, and I am looking forward to an exciting year, collaborating with you!

Thank you Nason for standing in while I took some leave over December! It is, as always, much appreciated!

Just 2 things to kick off the new year:

Upgrade to OJS 3.5.0.3
Nason has successfully upgraded our OJS to 3.5.0.3! This is now on our new test/development server. See https://test-journals.assaf.org.za/Please  Would you like to participate in testing this version along with us? Please indicate by Wednesday 14 Jan. I will then provide you with the guidelines, logins and report sheet. I would really like to encourage all to participate, so we can be guaranteed a smooth deployment on our production server.

Once we are done with testing/evaluating, and Nason has addressed our feedback, we will announce the new deployment date on our production server (I will confirm that it is convenient with all before going ahead).

Legal deposit obligation reminder
Based on the Legal Deposit Act, 1997 (Act No. 54 of 1997), each journal has legal deposit obligations. It applies regardless of whether the journal is open access or subscription-based

1. Where must journals send copies?

Supply copies of each published article/issue (and, where applicable, each version/format) to the prescribed places of legal deposit.

State Library, Pretoria
auriah....@nlsa.ac.za 
legald...@nlsa.ac.za
Tel: +27 12 401 9719

2. How regularly / when must deposits be made?

Copies must be dispatched within 14 days of publication

3. Bibliographic information

In addition to sending copies  the journal must furnish prescribed bibliographic information about each publication.

Journal title: [Full journal title]
ISSN (print): [if applicable]
ISSN (online): [if applicable]
Volume and issue: Vol [X], No [Y]
Publication date: [DD Month YYYY]
Format supplied: [PDF / Print / Other – specify]
Number of copies: [e.g. 1 electronic copy]

Please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions.

Wishing you and your journal all the best for 2026!

Kind regards,

Ina

Ina Smith (her/she)

Planning Manager | Scholarly Publishing Programme
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Senior Ambassador for Africa
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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