Re: Khulisa Lunch Hour Session

[Ina Smith]

Dear Colleagues,

This a reminder of our Khulisa Lunch Hour brainstorm tomorrow afternoon. We will be focussing on the look and feel of your journal, and touch on:

Available PKP OJS themes

Designing a journal banner
Utilising the layout to accommodate more features 

Use of images from the web (image libraries)
Accessibility of your website for all
And more

Please let me know should you want anything else addressed as part of our session, not mentioned above.

Looking forward seeing all tomorrow! Completely optional!

Kind regards,
Ina

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From: Ina Smith
Sent: Friday, 12 September 2025 12:40
To: 'Google Groups' via Khulisa Journal Editors <khu...@googlegroups.com>
Cc: Rieëtte Venter <Rieette...@nwu.ac.za>; Louise van Heerden <Lou...@assaf.org.za>; Malan, Katherine Mary <mal...@unisa.ac.za>; Hanlie Moss <Hanli...@nwu.ac.za>; Mike Lambert <mike.l...@uct.ac.za>; Swartz <lsw...@sun.ac.za>; Chris Armstrong <Chris.A...@wits.ac.za>; Susan Veldsman <Su...@assaf.org.za>; Christa Rautenbach <Christa.R...@nwu.ac.za>; Wian Erlank <Wian....@nwu.ac.za>; Nadia Grobler <Nad...@assaf.org.za>
Subject: Khulisa Lunch Hour Session
When: Tuesday, 30 September 2025 12:00-13:00.
Where: https://assaf-org-za.zoom.us/j/96897028235?pwd=mKqNbxNPaJfDiLWMzUab2R5AwIYois.1&jst=1

 

Dear Khulisa Journal Editors and Managers,

During this session, we will be brainstorming communicating with your users and using your journal site as a proper website.

Kind regards,
Ina

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[Ina Smith]

Dear Khulisa Journal Editors and Managers,

Thank you for joining me for this session today!

Please find the presentation with some pointers attached. Let me know anytime should you want to experiment, so I can create a demo journal for you. 

Also to confirm: Yes, PKP OJS adheres to WCAG requirements at the platform level, but full compliance depends on how journals implement themes and publish content.

Remaining for this year then, are lunch hour sessions on the following (I might change the order, but will send out calendar invites again - no registration required):

Sept: Review using AI
Sept: Journal website look/feel/design

1. Communication (incl using Mailchimp for newsletters, POPIA)
2. Statistics (various platforms, merging statistics, visualisation, conversion, etc)
3. Reporting to editorial board (incl. template)
4. Marketing (marketing plan, tools, social media etc) - more graphic design
5. Training, supporting your users (tools etc) - a bit of instructional design ;)

With kind regards,
Ina

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From: Ina Smith
Sent: Friday, 12 September 2025 12:40
To: 'Google Groups' via Khulisa Journal Editors <khu...@googlegroups.com>

Cc: Rieëtte Venter <Rieette...@nwu.ac.za>; Louise van Heerden <Lou...@assaf.org.za>; Malan, Katherine Mary <mal...@unisa.ac.za>; Hanlie Moss <Hanli...@nwu.ac.za>; Mike Lambert <mike.l...@uct.ac.za>; Swartz <lsw...@sun.ac.za>; Chris Armstrong <Chris.A...@wits.ac.za>; Susan Veldsman <Su...@assaf.org.za>; Christa Rautenbach <Christa.R...@nwu.ac.za>; Wian Erlank <Wian....@nwu.ac.za>; Nadia Grobler <Nad...@assaf.org.za>; Rosemary Falcon <rosemar...@outlook.com>

Subject: Khulisa Lunch Hour Session
When: Tuesday, 30 September 2025 12:00-13:00.
Where: https://assaf-org-za.zoom.us/j/96897028235?pwd=mKqNbxNPaJfDiLWMzUab2R5AwIYois.1&jst=1