Cleaning the SAAB House : addressing the threat of predatory journals

Abstract

Since the current era under my leadership began with the publication of the December 2015 issue of the South African Archaeological Bulletin (SAAB), I have been building the SAAB house, putting nails on its roof (December 2016), and assessing the foundation of the SAAB house subsequent to its furnishing (June and December 2017). Furnishing the house within the context of knowledge production is about, in my view, critiquing aspects relating to how we conduct research and how we share it amongst each other and those beyond the discipline. It is within this context that the theme addressed in the guest editorial by the esteemed Prof. Lyn Wadley should be seen. With the discussions around predatory journals and decolonisation of knowledge production becoming significant, the discipline of archaeology in southern Africa must engage on such important topics.