Policies

Advertising Policy

All advertisements and announcements are subject to approval by the Editor of TL and the chairperson of the TLA and must comply with the specifications: Images should be supplied in PNG format (at a resolution of at least 72dpi) and text in MS Word format.

Advertising rates (per month):

	Dimensions in mm (L x W)	Cost
One-block sidebar	80 x 55	ZAR1200
Two-block sidebar	160 x 55	ZAR2000
Three-block sidebar	240 x 55	ZAR2500

Appeals and complaints

Appeals

Authors have the right to appeal a decision on their submission if they believe the decision was unfair. To appeal a decision, please submit a letter detailing the nature of the appeal and indicating why the decision is viewed as unfair. The letter should be submitted to the Editor within 10 days of the decision.

The Editor will review all relevant documentation relating to the submission, may consult the relevant Associate Editor or Reviewers and may appoint a new Reviewer to evaluate the submission before making a decision. The decision of the Editor will be final.

Complaints

For complaints relating to the policies and procedures of the Journal or the conduct of editorial staff, please email the details of the complaint to the Editor.

All complaints directed through the correct channels will be acknowledged and the resolution will be conveyed to the complainant. Complaints will be resolved as quickly as possible.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Tydskrif vir Letterkunde charges page fees. No article submission charges apply.

If the paper is accepted for publication, you will be required to pay an article page fee (or article processing charge) to cover publication costs at the flat rate of 10 000 ZAR per article. See Currency Converter.

In the case of multiple authors, each author will be responsible for an equal part of the total fee of 10 000 ZAR.

Waiver Policy: If you do not have funds to pay such fees, you may apply for a revision of the fee. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.

Digital Preservation Policy

This journal utilizes the Portico system to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. Click here to view Tydskrif vir Letterkunde in the Portico Keeper's Registry.

Editorial Policy

This journal subscribes to the ASSAf National Code of Best Practice in Editorial Discretion and Review for South African Scholarly Journals.

Errata

Errata or retractions of findings or statements in published articles should be brought to the attention of the editors immediately. Such corrections or alterations would be flagged and may, if necessary, be replaced with a corrected version of the article. In the event of serious transgressions of the generally accepted standards of responsible scholarship a published article may be removed from Tydskrif vir Letterkunde’s website.

Gender, Racial & Language Policy

Contributions should be submitted in Afrikaans, Dutch, English or French.

Research and overview articles must be accompanied by an abstract in English, including the title of the article.

Sexist or racist language is not acceptable. Gender-specific terminology should not be used when mixed groups are intended. (E.g. do not refer to “the literary critic and his practice …” when a more generic reference is intended.)

Guest editor policy

Scholars may volunteer to be guest editors of a theme issue or may be invited by the journal to do so. Special issues are edited by (a) guest editor(s). Guest editors submit to all the policies, procedures and guidelines of the journal.

License Terms

All articles published in Tydskrif vir Letterkunde can be re-used under the following CC license: CC BY-SA Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge, at the same time allowing for its maximum dissemination and use.

Articles from this journal can be submitted to institutional repositories, subject to the following conditions:

Always upload the final published version (version of record) as published at https://letterkunde.africa.
Acknowledge the publisher.
Cite the article as part of the metadata and include the DOI as part of the citation to the article.

Peer Review Process

Research articles submitted, if suitable, are subjected to a peer review process where both reviewers and author(s) remain anonymous. Articles are reviewed by at least two peers competent in the broad field of study. Authors are requested not to indicate their names anywhere in their manuscripts or the document properties.

Tydskrif vir Letterkunde never submits articles to an open peer review process.

Members of the Editorial Team are permitted to publish in the Journal. Submissions received from such members are treated in the same manner as other submissions with respect to anonymous reviewing and confidentiality.

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author’s own work, in whole or in part without proper citation is not tolerated by the journal. Manuscripts submitted to the journal may be checked for originality using anti-plagiarism software.

Preprint policy

Tydskrif vir Letterkunde does not publish preprints.

Publication Frequency

With the exception of theme issues and special issues, individual articles are published as soon as they are ready (continuous publication).

Repository Policy