About the Journal
Sources of Support
Authors from South African universities are charged page fees @ R350 per page. Seed funding has been received from the South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) and the Faculty of Education of the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Peer Review
When a manuscript is submitted by e–mail to Yesterday&Today, the editor, with the aid of members of the editorial board, first screens it to establish whether it suits the focus and scope of the journal and to consider the theoretical foundation of the research, the depth of analysis and the accuracy in reporting the findings. The editor and editorial board members will also consider the intended target audience and the relevance and importance of the article. After the manuscript has passed the initial screening process, a double–blind peer–reviewing process will follow. This means that the identities of the author (and its affiliation) and those of the reviewers are concealed throughout the reviewing process. Generally, a minimum of two peer reviewers are chosen from the Editorial Board or from people who are experts in their field, including reviewers from abroad. The potential reviewers will first be contacted by e–mail to ask whether they will be willing to review the manuscript before assigning it to them. The selected reviewers will be requested to finish their reviews within 4–5 weeks and to complete a peer–reviewing form allowing certain reviewing criteria to assess and rate the manuscript. This form also requests a narrative containing suggestions to authors in an effort to improve the quality of their manuscripts. The Editorial Board then considers the feedback provided by the reviewers and arrives at a decision. One of the following four decisions will be taken, after which the author will be informed of the outcome: 1. Accepted for publication. 2. Will be accepted for publication, provided that the suggested amendments are made. 3. Must be amended and resubmitted for evaluation. 4. Rejected. The entire editorial workflow is performed through e–mail communication. In this regard, the editor-in-chief is supported by his personal assistant, who immediately acknowledges receipt of an article once it has been submitted and keeps the authors informed of the reviewing process as it develops. This includes using Turnitin to detect academic dishonesty. Authors also have to sign an undertaking that the article in question has not been submitted elsewhere and is their own work. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that they have followed the necessary copyright protocols. Authors in the end receive detailed feedback on their articles from the editor-in-chief. Note – from July 2023 onwards, the online journaling system of the Library of the University of Pretoria will be used to replace the above system. The mentioned system has now reached maturity and is ready for implementation.
Publication Scheduling
The journal is published biannually in July and December.
