The Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) Digest is an initiative of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. It runs quarterly and features works on emerging sexual and reproductive health/rights (SRHR) issues in the African region. The SRRA Digest invites past and present students, researchers, policymakers, advocates, academics and civil society to contribute to robust dialogue on SRHR by submitting case analyses, opinion pieces and short articles.
Although the articles are not academic, they follow an academic and human rights framework.
This SRRA Digest contains 4 sections as follows:
- Feature articles: This section provides abridged information about specific SRHR topics or recent court decisions. It also provides explanations behind these happenings while examining potential SRHR implications. The topics and/or case summaries will report facts and provide context and analysis.
- Events: This section provides summaries of important events, activities or meetings on SRHR.
- Recent developments: This section provides updates on recent developments in SRHR either at the international or regional level. It projects the works of human rights bodies and identifies any developments.
- Interview pieces: This section contains interviews conducted with diverse SRHR researchers, advocates and practitioners. The interviews will gather insights on their SRHR related work and experience.
Digest Submission Guidelines
Objectives:
- Contribute to contemporary debates or key developments relating to SRHR on the continent, however, comparative analyses with other contexts are also welcome.
- Critique and identify challenges, forecast the future with reflection on opportunities at local, national, regional and international levels by multiple actors;
- Serve to promote and advocate for SRHR in a critically engaging manner and not simply state, describe or summarise legal principles, case decisions or recent developments.
Note:
- The contribution should not have already been published in another publication;
- The SRRA Digest aims to be accessible and understood by a wide audience, and including those outside of academia. Therefore, submissions must be written in English, and avoid technical and complex language and legal jargon where possible;
- To facilitate our anonymous review process, please provide your full name and present position, institutional affiliation and acknowledgements;
- If the article has already been published elsewhere, provide full details, including whether it has been shortened, updated or substantially changed for the SRRA Digest;
- To manage the size of the SRRA Digest, the editors reserve the right to edit and shorten contributions that are too long or to refer them back to authors for shortening.
References and footnotes
- No footnotes are required. Rather, try to work explanations into the text. Use the abbreviated Harvard style of referencing, for example: “Child abuse is rising” (Author 1999:10) or According to Author (1999:10), “child abuse is rising”.
- Keep references to the absolute minimum – preferably only for publications from which direct quotes have been taken, or for backing up potentially contentious statements.
- Provide a list of the key references at the end of the contribution.
- Feature articles should be no longer than 1500 words.
- Case reviews should be no longer than 1500 words.
- Current policy debate and development should be no longer than 1000 words.
- Contributions for the events and updates section should be no longer than 1000 words.
All submissions should be sent by email to maryanne.obiagbaoso@up.ac.za and yumba.kakhobwe@up.ac.za
To properly familiarise yourself with the required format, kindly refer to the previous editions of the SRRA Digest.
The second edition of the Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa (SRRA) Digest has been compiled in honour of the 10th Anniversary of the SRRA Programme that is housed within the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.
