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Call for papers

Vol 4 2016
Open call

Submissions are invited from student affairs practitioners and researchers in student affairs 
and higher education studies. The Journal of Student Affairs in Africa is seeking contributions 
for its Volume 4 issues (2016). The Editorial Executive of the JSAA welcomes theoretical, 
practice-relevant, and professional-reflective contributions from across the scholarly 
field and professional domains of student affairs and services that are relevant to the 
African higher education context. Details of the scope and focus and editorial policies 
of the Journal can be found under ‘JSAA About’ on the Journal’s website www.jsaa.ac.za. 
Particularly welcome are:

• Case studies of innovative practices and interventions in student affairs in the 
context of African higher education (e.g. in career development, citizenship 
development, community engagement and volunteering, counselling, leadership 
development, residence management, student sport, teaching and learning, student 
engagement, student governance and politics, as well as all aspects of student life);

• Conceptual discussions of student affairs and development, and key enablers and 
inhibitors of student development in Africa;

• High-level reflective practitioner accounts of an empirical, normative or conceptual 
nature. By this, we mean to both critical-reflective accounts of practices as well as 
personal reflections which can provide the building blocks for future case studies 
and grounded theory approaches;

• Explorations of the nexus of student affairs theory, policy and practice in the African 
context and beyond; and

• Syntheses and explorations of authoritative literature, theories, and professional 
trends related to student affairs in Africa.

The Journal also publishes relevant book reviews and professional and conference reports 
and notices from scholarly associations and institutions. 

Please email the Journal Manager, Dr Thierry Luescher-Mamashela, with any queries or 
suggestions for contributions (Email: jsaa_editor@outlook.com). To send us a manuscript 



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for consideration, please register as an author and consult the submission guidelines on the 
Journal’s website (www.jsaa.ac.za). Manuscripts can be submitted directly to the Journal 
Manager via email. The JSAA is a peer-reviewed publication and adheres to the ASSAf 
Guidelines for best practice in scholarly publishing. The Journal is committed to assisting 
emerging scholars and professionals in developing promising manuscripts to the point of 
publication. 

The closing date for receiving papers to be considered for Volume 4 issues is 31 
January 2016 (issue 1).

Please note: There are no processing fees or page fees. No costs accrue to authors of 
articles accepted for publication.