Peer-reviewed articles

2024

Leighton, G.R.M., and Serieys, L.E.K. 2024. Wild Cats on the Internet: The Role of Social Media in Popularising Caracals in South Africa.  Environmental Communication. Taylor and Francis Online. 1-15.

Iqani, M., Shilubane, N. and Reynolds, C. 2024. “An Emotional Cycle”: Excitement, Worry, and Joy in a Citizen Science Biodiversity Project Using Bee Hotels.  Environmental Communication. Taylor and Francis Online. 1-13.

Dawson, E., Iqani, M. and Lock, S. 2024. Special Issue: Science communication for social justice. Journal of Science Communication. SISSA Medialab srl. 23(04), E.

Asmal, L. and Iqani, M. 2024. Introducing the ‘Lived Experience’ section of the South African Journal of Psychiatry. South African Journal of Psychiatry. AOSIS Publishing. 1-2.

Shilubane, N., Iqani, M. and Reynolds, C. 2024. The Efficacy of Social Media Communication in Engaging Citizen Scientists: Insights From the Jozi Bee Hotel Project.  Science Communication. SAGE Publishing. 1-24.

Webster, J. and Iqani, M. 2024. Johannesburg’s shitty little river: faecal discourse and discontent regarding the Jukskei.  Social Dynamics. Taylor and Francis. 1-19.

2023

Judge, M. 2023. Noisy Surfaces: Vulnerability and Art in Human–Ocean Relations.  de arte: 58 (1), 30-55. Routledge.

Iqani, M. 2023. The Crooked Codes of the Luxury Handbag: Narratives of Empowered Feminine Consumption in Africa.  Feminist Economics: 29 (3),  178–198. Taylor and Francis Online.

2022

Iqani, M and Kenny, B. 2022. “A LOOT-a continua”? Inequality, humour, and broken aspirations in South African consumer culture. Consumption Markets and Culture. 

Iqani, M. 2022. The sci-commodity sensibilities of performative Covid-19 face masking. European Journal of Cultural Studies: 1-18.

Falade, B.A. 2022. Science, beliefs and sociocultural influences on doctorates of South African universities.  Cultures of Science: 1-15.

Joubert, M., Guenther, L. and Rademan, L. 2022. Expert voices in South African mass media during the COVID-19 pandemic. South African Journal of Science, 118(5/6), Art. #12480

Riley, J., Joubert, M. and Guenther, L. 2022. Motivations and barriers for young scientists to engage with society: perspectives from South Africa, International Journal of Science Education, Part B

Lamprecht, C., Guenther, L. and Joubert, M. 2022. ‘Polony panic’: News values and risk messages in news coverage of the South African listeriosis outbreak of 2017–2018, Health, Risk & Society, 24(1–2) 67–91

Joubert, M., Guenther, L. and Rademan, L. 2022. Scientists’ voices in mass media during COVID-19 pandemic: highlighting gender and field imbalances: South African scientists’ media visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, South African Journal of Science [Accepted for publication, March 2022]

Judge, M., Escaping seascape at the shoreline of Toamasina in Madagascar (p70), South African Journal of Art History (indexed by Scopus, Elsevier)

2021

Weingart, P. and Meyer, C. 2021. Citizen science in South Africa: Rhetoric and reality.  Public Understanding of Science (30): 605–620.

Gavhi-Molefe, R., Jensen, E. & Joubert, M. 2021. Why scientists agree to participate in science festivals: A perspective from Scifest Africa. International Journal of Science Education Part B, 11(2) 127–142

Guenther, L. & Joubert, M. 2021. Novel interfaces in science communication: Comparing journalistic and social media uptake of articles published by The Conversation Africa. Public Understanding of Science, 30(8)

Smit, I.P.J.; Joubert, M.; Smith, K.; Van Wilgen, N.; Strydom, T.; Baard, J. & Herbst, M. 2021. Fire as friend or foe: The role of scientists in balancing media coverage of fires in National Parks, African Journal of Range & Forage Science.

Weingart, P; Joubert, M and Connoway, K. 2021. Public engagement with science—Origins, motives and impact in academic literature and science policy. PLOS ONE 16(7).

2020

Falade, B. A. and Guenther, L. 2020. Dissonance and polyphasia as strategies resolving the potential conflict between science and religion among South Africans. Minerva, (58): 459-480.

Guenther, L., Gaertner, M. and Zeitz, J. 2020. Framing as a concept for health communication. A systematic review. Health Communication (online ahead of print).

Heyl, A, Joubert, M. and Guenther, L. 2020. Hype and churnalism in science communication – Comparing university press releases and journalistic articles in South Africa. South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, 46(2): 126-145.

Joubert, M. 2020. From top scientist to science media star during COVID-19 – South Africa’s Salim Abdool Karim. South African Journal of Science, 116(7/8): 1-4.

Joubert, M. & Makunga, N. 2020. Science and pseudoscience: A perspective from South Africa. In: A.M. Dijkstra, L. de Bakker, F. van Dam & E. Jensen (eds). Science Communication: An Introduction. UK: World Scientific Publishing, pp 242–247

Joubert, M. and Wasserman, H. 2020. Spikey blobs with evil grins: Understanding portrayals of the coronavirus in South African newspaper cartoons in relation to the public communication of science, JCOM, 19(07): A08.

Mahl, D., Guenther, L., Schäfer, M.S., Meyer, C., and Siegen, D. 2020. “We are a bit blind about it”: A qualitative analysis of climate change-related perceptions and communication across South African communities. Environmental Communication, 14(6): 802-815.

Metcalfe, J., Riedlinger, M., Bauer, M. W., Chakraborty, A., Gascoigne, T., Guenther, L., Joubert, M., Kaseje, M., Herrera Lima, S., Revuelta, G., Riise, J. and Schiele, B. 2020. The COVID-19 mirror: Reflecting science-society relationships across 11 countries and cultures. Journal of Science Communication, 19(07): A05.

Van Schalkwyk, F., Dudek, J. and Costas, R. 2020. Communities of shared interests and cognitive bridges: The case of the anti-vaccination movement on Twitter. Scientometrics, 125, 1499-1516.

Van Schalkwyk, F. 2020. Normative drift and self‐correction in scholarly book publishing: The case of Makerere University. Learned Publishing, 33(3): 259-268.

2019

Falade, B. 2019. Leveraging media informatics for the surveillance and understanding of disease outbreaks. South African Journal of Science, 115(3-4): 75-83.

Falade, B. 2019. Religious and traditional belief systems coexist and compete with science for cultural authority in West Africa. Cultures of Science, 2(1): 9–22.

Joubert, M. 2019. Beyond the Sagan effect. Nature Astronomy, 3: 131–132.

Joubert, M. 2019. Radio, like you’ve never read it before. South African Journal of Science, 115 (1/2): a0300.

Joubert, M. 2019. WCSJ2019: Scaling new heights in Switzerland. Journal of Science Communication, 18(04): R01.

Joubert, M. and Costas, R. 2019. Getting to Know Science Tweeters : A Pilot Analysis of South African Twitter Users Tweeting about Research Articles. Journal of Altmetrics, 2(1): 2.

Joubert, M., Davis, L., and Metcalfe, J. 2019. Storytelling: the soul of science communication. Journal of Science Communication, 18(5): E1.

Meyer, C., Guenther, L. and Joubert, M. 2019. The Draw-a-Scientist Test in an African context: comparing students’ (stereotypical) images of scientists across university faculties. Research in Science & Technological Education, 37(1): 1-14.

Riedlinger, M., Metcalfe, J., Baram-Tsabari, A., Entradas, M., Joubert, M. and Massarani, L. 2019. Telling stories in science communication: case studies of scholar-practitioner collaboration. Journal of Science Communication, 18(5): N01.

Weingart, P. and Joubert, M. 2019. The conflation of motives of science communication – causes, consequences, remedies. Journal of Science Communication, 18(03) Y01.

Weingart, P., Joubert, M. & Falade, B. (eds.) 2019. Science Communication in South Africa: Reflections on Current Issues. African Minds. Cape Town

2018

Falade, B. 2018. Cultural differences and confidence in institutions: Comparing Africa and the USA. South African Journal of Science, 114(5-6): 32-39.

Falade, B.A. and Bauer, M.W. 2018. ‘I have faith in science and in God’: Common sense, cognitive polyphasia and attitudes to science in Nigeria. Public Understanding of Science, 27(1): 29-46.

Guenther, L. and Joubert, M. 2018. Support for research in climate change and nuclear energy, but less so for fracking: Born-free South Africans’ attitudes towards scientific controversies. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 10(1): 114 – 124.

Guenther, L. and Weingart, P. 2018. Promises and reservations towards science and technology among South African publics: A culture-sensitive approach. Public Understanding of Science, 27(1): 47–58.

Guenther, L., Weingart, P. and Meyer, C. 2018. “Science is Everywhere, but No One Knows It”: Assessing the Cultural Distance to Science of Rural South African Publics. Environmental Communication, 12(8): 1046-1061.

Joubert, M. 2018. 1967: Reflections on the first human heart transplant and its impact on medicine, media and society. Public Understanding of Science. 27(1):110 – 114.

Joubert, M. 2018. Chris Barnard: South Africa’s fallible king of hearts. South African Journal of Science, 113(11/12).

Joubert, M. 2018. Country-specific factors that compel South African scientists to engage with public audiences. JCOM, 17(04): C04.

Joubert, M. and Guenther, L. 2018. In the footsteps of Einstein, Sagan and Barnard: Identifying South Africa’s most visible scientists. South African Journal of Science, 113(11/12).

Luescher, T.M. and Van Schalkwyk, F. 2018. African university presses and the institutional logic of the knowledge commons. Learned Publishing, 31(S1): 288–298

Van Schalkwyk, F. and De Lange, G. 2018. The engaged university and the specificity of place: The case of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Development Southern Africa, 35(5): 641–656.

2017

Guenther, L. and Joubert, M. 2017. Science communication as a field of research: identifying trends, challenges and gaps by analysing research papers. Journal of Science Communication, 16(02): A02.

Guenther, L. and Kessler, S.H. 2017. Epistemological dimensions on screen: The role of television presentations in changing conceptions about the nature of knowledge and knowing. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, 42(4): 481-501.

Guenther, L., Bischoff, J., Löwe, A., Marzinkowski, H. and Voigt, M. 2017. Scientific evidence and science journalism: Analysing the representation of (un)certainty in German print and online media. Journalism Studies, 20(1): 40-59.

Kessler, S.H. and Guenther, L. 2017. Eyes on the frame: Explaining people’s online searching behaviour in response to TV consumption. Internet Research, 27(2): 303-320.

Weingart, P. 2017. “Wahres Wissen” und demokratisch verfasste Gesellschaft. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 67(13): 11-16.

2016

Goedke Tort, M.N., Guenther, L. and Ruhrmann, G. 2016. Von kriminell bis willkommen. Wie die Herkunft über das mediale Framing von Einwanderern entscheidet. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 64(4): 497–517.

Guenther, L. and Ruhrmann, G. 2016. Scientific evidence and mass media: Investigating the journalistic intention to represent scientific uncertainty. Public Understanding of Science, 25(8): 927-943.

Guenther, L., and Weingart, P. 2016. A unique fingerprint? Factors influencing attitudes towards science and technology in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 112(7/8): 1-4.

Maier, M., Milde, J., Post, S., Guenther, L., Ruhrmann, G. and Barkela, B. 2016. Communicating scientific evidence: Scientists’, journalists’ and audience expectations and evaluations regarding the representation of scientific uncertainty. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. 40(1): 124–141.

Maze, K., Barnett, M., Botts, E. A., Stephens, A., Freedman, M. and Guenther, L. 2016. Making the case for biodiversity in South Africa: re-framing biodiversity communication. Bothalia: African Biodiversity and Conservation, 46(1): 1–8.

Ndlovu, H., Joubert, M. and Boshoff, N. 2016. Public science communication in Africa: views and practices of academics at the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe. Journal of Science Communication, 15(6): A05.

Rosen, C., Guenther, L. and Froehlich, K. 2016. The question of newsworthiness: A cross-comparison among science journalists’ selection criteria in Argentina, France, and Germany. Science Communication, 38(3): 328-355.

Van Schalkwyk F., Canares M., Chattapadhyay S. and Andrason A. 2016. Open Data Intermediaries in Developing Countries. Journal of Community Informatics 12(2): 9-25.

Weingart, P. and Guenther, L. 2016. Science communication and the issue of trust. Journal of Science Communication, 15(5): C01.

Weingart, P. and Wormer, H. 2016. Wissenschaftskommunikation als demokratisches Grundprinzip. TATuP – Zeitschrift des ITAS zur Technikfolgenabschätzung, 25(1): 8-16.

Weitze, M.D. and Weingart, P. 2016. Technikfolgenabschätzung. Theorie und Praxis. Vol. 25. 1. (April): Schlüsselideen, Akteure und Formate der Technikkommunikation.

Pilane, P. and Iqani, M,. 2016. Miss-represented: a critical analysis of the visibility of black women in South African Glamour magazine. Sabinet African Journal 35 (1) 126-141.

2015

Van Schalkwyk F., Willmers M. and McNaughton M. 2015. Viscous Open Data: The Roles of Intermediaries in an Open Data Ecosystem. Journal of Information Technology for Development 22: 68-83.

Weingart, P. 2015. Nostalgia for the world without numbers. Soziale Welt, 66(2): 243-250.

Willmers M., Van Schalkwyk F. and Schonwetter T. 2015. Licensing Open Data in Developing Countries: The Case of the Kenyan and City of Cape Town Open Data Initiatives. African Journal of Information and Communication, 16: 26-37.

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