Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe/Journal of Humanities
The Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe/Journal of Humanities is an academic journal published by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.
Originally founded as the Tydskrif vir Wetenskap en Kuns ("Journal for Science and Arts"), as an Afrikaans mouthpiece for the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, it was split into two interdisciplinary journals in 1960, called the Tydskrif vir Wetenskap en Tegnologie (Journal of Science and Technology in English) and the Tydskrif vir die Geesteswetenskappe (lit Journal of Humanities in English).
Mission / Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe focuses on publishing original research and review articles in the fields of theology, languages, art and culture, social, economic and educational sciences, as well as book reviews, chronicles and poems.
Originally known as the Tydskrif vir Wetenskap en Kuns ("Journal for Science and Arts")
First published in 1960, to publish original research and review articles in the following subject fields: theology, languages, arts and culture, social, economic and educational sciences as well as book reviews, chronicles and poems. Originally founded to promote publication on the arts and Humanities specifically in Afrikaans, but now accepts articles in English, Dutch and German as well.
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Since 1960 the Publications Office of the Academy has published two interdisciplinary, accredited Afrikaans vocational journals, namely the Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie and the Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe/Journal of Humanities - both issued quarterly. The Academy also publishes a regular newsletter. The Academy is responsible for the publication of various Afrikaans university textbooks, for instance in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, and Literature, for numerous vocational dictionaries in Afrikaans, as well as publications such as the Hertzog-Annale and Christiaan de Wet-Annale.
