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GUIDE FOR SCHOLARS SUBMITTING PROPOSALS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE
VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY ««
1.
The Van Riebeeck Society was founded in 1918 to print, or reprint, for distribution among
the members and for sale to the public, rare and valuable books,
pamphlets and documents relating to the history of southern
Africa. Fifty books were published in the First Series. At
present a Second Series is in progress and 38 volumes have
already been produced. Editions are usually published in
English; however, a non-English text may be published in the
original language together with an English translation or
alternatively only in an English translation, depending on the
nature and scope of the work.
2.
Proposals for a publication should be sent to the Secretary of
the VRS at the address below. The proposal should include a
brief descriptive statement of the project proposed (2-4 pages),
an estimate of its anticipated length and an assessment of its
historical and/or literary value, together with representative
extracts from the manuscript and a short bibliography. Some
indication as to when the final, edited manuscript will be ready
should also be provided. In certain circumstances, the Council
may require that the full text of the work be submitted too. If
the Council approves the proposal and recommends its adoption as
a project of the Society, the VRS will enter into a contract
with the editor(s) who will then be provided with a statement of
‘Instructions to Editors’ on the editing and preparation of
manuscripts.
3.
It should be noted that the Society has only very limited
funds available for research expenses and proposers should be
aware that they may have to fund much of the research themselves
or seek funding elsewhere.
4.
Completed manuscripts must be submitted to the Secretary.
One or more readers designated by the Council will read the
manuscript. Any comment for alteration, elucidation, or
expansion on a point will be taken up with the editor who
submitted the manuscript. Once the manuscript has been approved
by the Council, the Council will begin the process of
publication under the supervision of a designated member/s of
the Council.
5.
The Society undertakes to cover all the costs associated
with the publication of the volume. The inclusion of
illustrations and maps will have to be negotiated with the
Council. The editor of any volume published by the Society
shall, in the case of a single editor, be entitled to receive
gratis 6 copies of the work. If there are two editors involved,
then 10 gratis copies shall be provided and if more than 2
editors, 12 gratis copies.
6.
The Council of the VRS invites suggestions from all
interested parties of appropriate sources of southern African
history, which they would like to see available in critical
editions. Comments may be directed to any member of the Council
or the Secretary.
7.
Contact details and office hours for the Society:
Office Hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 09.30
-13.30
E-mail:
vanriebk@mweb.co.za
Address: P O Box 15151, VLAEBERG,
8018, South Africa
Telephone: + 27 (0)21 423 8424
Fax:
+27 (0)86 670 9828
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