Coming soon Capacity-building Grant Technical Assistance
Scholarly Journals Capacity Development Grant
Support for existing scholarly journals to strengthen editorial processes, peer review, metadata and publishing standards.
This is a planned grant concept and is not yet open. Eligibility criteria, value and deadlines will be published when the Foundation opens the call.
Overview
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.
Who can apply
Intended for: Journal editors & publishers.
Detailed eligibility criteria will be published when this call opens.
How applications are assessed
Selection criteria will be published with the call.
Applications are screened for eligibility and completeness, reviewed and scored by qualified reviewers who have declared any conflicts of interest, and decided by an authorised committee. Automated tools may help check completeness, but funding decisions are always made by people. Read the grant guidelines.
Expected outcomes and impact
- Improved editorial and peer-review processes
- Complete, standards-compliant article metadata
- InputsPublishing expertise; editorial training; technical support.
- ActivitiesJournal assessment against recognised standards; improvement planning; editor and reviewer training; metadata and platform improvements.
- OutputsJournals assessed; improvement plans implemented.
- OutcomesJournals meeting recognised publishing standards.
- Long-term impactMore trusted and visible African scholarly publishing.
How results will be measured
- Journals supported
- Journals meeting the defined quality benchmarks
- Editors and reviewers trained