About
the Magazine
Since
1994 Sephis activities have facilitated exchanges through
conferences, fellowships and lecture tours. We have now embarked
on a new initiative, which offers an opportunity for regular
dialogue and wider participation. At present there appears to be
no magazine dedicated to south-south exchange either in hardcopy
or on the www.
Sephis
Electronic-Magazine is a platform for scholars, researchers
and students based in countries of the “south” (Africa,
Asia, Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific regions) to engage in
conversations about their many visions of development and
history.
This
magazine hopes to further develop south-south networks. Its
objective is to be historically grounded and interdisciplinary.
In its coverage it will integrate the “academic” and the
“popular”. Our focus will be both contemporary and
historical events and processes.
This
will be a quarterly publication with the first issue appearing
in September 2004.
Editors
Samita
Sen
Kolkata , India
sensamita@yahoo.co.uk
Shamil
Jeppie
Cape Town , South Africa
sjeppie@humanities.uct.ac.za
Invitation
for contributions
We
invite contributions especially under the following heads.
- Articles on
historical and contemporary issues in ‘south' countries.
These should be between 3000 to 5000 words. References
should be in the form of endnotes. If notes are not
considered necessary, an annotated bibliography is
recommended. A brief abstract of 100 words, aimed at
non-specialists in other south countries, should preface the
article.
- Interviews of
scholars, well-known in regional academic circles. These
should be within 2500-3000 words. The focus should be on
major intellectual influences and significant contributions.
Photographs of interviewer and interviewee, of the interview
and images of books/journals/visual material
published/created by the interviewee would be most welcome.
We would recommend a consultation by e-mail with the editor
prior to the actual interview.
- Discussion of
historical sources -- written, oral or visual. Contributors
may focus on a single source or a body of sources.
Contributions should be of not more than 1000 words.
- Reviews of books,
films and exhibitions. Entries should take into account
readership from a wide range of ‘south' countries and be
within 700 words.
- Reports of major
national or regional conferences. About 500 words.
- A feature on local
bookshops and publishers. About 500 words.
- Survey of a local
academic journal featuring its history, character and
direction. Information about how it may be accessed and
images of (at least one) front cover and (preferably latest)
content page must be included. About 500 words.
- Calls
for papers, announcements of workshops, fellowships,
vacancies, any others are welcome.
If you have other suggestions for contributions – textual
or visual – please contact the editor.
Format
and Style
The magazine will be in English in the first year. All
contributions should be in English. Spelling may follow English
or American convention but must be consistent. Non-English words
should be in italics and explained or translated in parenthesis.
We seek clarity, brevity and simplicity. Short sentences and
paragraphs with a generous use of subtitles would be
appreciated.
Contributions, especially if they are in hard copy, should be
typed in double space, including endnotes. In case of hard
copies, one-inch margin must be maintained on all sides.
Long quotations should be avoided. Quotations of more than
forty words should be indented.
Figures should be used for units of measurement and numbers
with decimal points. Numbers below ten and multiples of ten up
to one hundred should be spelled out and figures used for other
numbers (‘twenty' but ‘25'). Percentages should be in words
such as ‘25 per cent' or ‘twenty per cent'. Dates should be
written as ‘3 December 2003'.
Italics should be used for names of publications in text and
reference.
When endnotes are used, they should be numbered consecutively
and no separate bibliography will be required. First references
must be in full and subsequently abbreviated, ibid. should
be used to refer to an immediately preceding reference but op.
cit. and loc. cit. may not be used. Archival
citations should be as brief as possible but the identity and
location of the archive must be fully spelled out in the first
citation.
Contributors should include 30-50 words introducing
themselves. We would like to attach photographs of the
contributors, but this is optional. We recommend the inclusion
of illustrations, maps, photographs, images of sources and
documents wherever relevant and preferably in digital format.
Maps, photographs and illustrations should carry full
captions and attributions.
We urge contributors to follow copyright rules and provide
generous acknowledgements and attributions. We are all aware of
the difficulties of copyright protection with regard to material
on the web.
We would, of course, prefer contributions in e-format.
Contributors may e-mail the text and images to the following
e-mail address or post computer disks (or hard copy typescripts
and photographs/photocopies) to the following postal address.
Editor
Samita Sen
Department of History
Calcutta University , Alipore Campus (4 th Floor)
1 Reformatory Street
Kolkata 700 019, INDIA
sensamita@yahoo.co.uk
