Department of Humanities Education Responsible for Two accredited Educational Journals

Posted on May 08, 2023

Prof Wassermann is the editor-inchief of Yesterday & Today, a scholarly, peer-reviewed and educationally focused history education journal, which is indexed by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training. The journal is currently published in conjunction with The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) and with the expert support of Dr Heather Thuynsma and her team at the University of Pretoria’s UP Journals platform. Two doubleblind peer-reviewed issues, which focus primarily on research done on history education in Africa, are published annually. Yesterday & Today focuses on research articles in the following fields of research:

• History teaching/education
• Educational history / History of education / History in education
• The history of any education-related theme
• History research that relates to any historical content or themes, especially those included in history curricula.

Academic articles on the above fields account for 75% of the journal content. The remaining 25% of Yesterday & Today is dedicated to ‘hands-on articles’ in the following field of research:

• Hands-on reports – articles based on authors’ personal experiences of / opinions regarding history in or outside the classroom
• Book reviews
• Conference reports

Open access to the journal is available on the SASHT, SciELO and University of Pretoria UP Journals platforms.

The Journal of Geography Education in Africa – JoGEA (eISSN 2788-9114) is an open-access, double-blinded peer-reviewed journal that focuses on geography and sustainability education. As the journal of the Southern African Geography Teachers' Association (SAGTA – NPC: 2017/035104/08), it promotes the professional development of the field of Geography and Sustainability Education in Africa. Papers from academics, teachers, methodologists, students and all others with an interest in geography and sustainability education are welcomed.

Prof Clinton van der Merwe is the Founding Editor of JoGEA and is ably
supported by Dr Heather Thuynsma and her team as ESI Publishers (and UP Journals). This journal can be accessed on University of Pretoria UP Journals.

- Author Profs Johan Wassermann & Clinton van der Merwe

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