Coming soon Research & Knowledge
Scholarly Journals Capacity Development Grant
Support for existing scholarly journals to strengthen editorial processes, peer review, metadata and publishing standards.
About this call
Many journals need targeted support to meet recognised publishing standards — consistent peer review, ethics policies, complete metadata and reliable publishing schedules. This grant concept supports journals to assess and close those gaps.
What this call aims to achieve
Expected outcomes
- Improved editorial and peer-review processes
- Complete, standards-compliant article metadata
Impact framework
- Inputs
- Publishing expertise; editorial training; technical support.
- Activities
- Journal assessment against recognised standards; improvement planning; editor and reviewer training; metadata and platform improvements.
- Outputs
- Journals assessed; improvement plans implemented.
- Outcomes
- Journals meeting recognised publishing standards.
- Long-term impact
- More trusted and visible African scholarly publishing.
How we will measure it
- Journals supported
- Journals meeting the defined quality benchmarks
- Editors and reviewers trained
The Foundation never charges a fee to apply. Read the Grant Guidelines and How to Apply.
