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| About SAJRA |
As stated form the inauguration of the journal, this journal does not intend,
pretend or try to be a scientific journal. We strive to make this journal
imminently readable - by our physical format (easy to read for the older among
us with not such good reading eyes) and the type of articles. In this objective
we have been successful beyond our wildest imaginings. People do in fact read
(and enjoy) this journal. This is 100% in keeping with our other stated
objective and that is to be more a teaching journal than a scientific journal.
The idea is to be:
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A Teaching Journal. We hope that through this journal will promote regional anaesthesia and an interest therein. Not only among anaesthesiologists but also among our surgical colleague (especially orthopaedic surgeons), emergency medicine colleagues and general practitioners especially in rural areas. We want to encourage more and more people to try it and get involved. We hope to instil in our readers the love and passion for regional anaesthesia that we have. These objectives we will only accomplish if people actually read the journal - hence our idea to make it easily readable. The trade representatives who hand the journal out to all of you report back that it is always received with enthusiasm and appreciation There are many other truly scientific journals for regional anaesthesia and those looking for the pure science of it can get it in those journals, and for this reason it is my opinion that there is not a place for yet another scientific journal on regional anaesthesia in South Africa.
- A Forum for Discussion. In keeping with this, in every
edition I include an email address and fax number and invite comments on the
articles - content and presentation, and the journal itself. So far the journal
has received almost only positive feedback. Only one suggestion was a change to
the front cover, which we did, to make the wording more readable. So again I
state that we invite and appreciate input on the journal itself but especially
on the articles. All the authors would be happy to defend a statement or point
of view via the media of the journal. Please address all input to The Editor:
rpr@mweb.co.za or fax: 0866 531 287.
- Informative. We also try to keep readers informed about
activities regarding regional anaesthesia news in general in South Africa.
Please keep us informed about anything to do with regional anaesthesia that you
think your colleagues would benefit from knowing. Also, news of workshops -
upcoming ones that you would like to invite people to attend, or ones that have
already happened - take some photos and send them in - we will publish such
news.
- Mostly Local. Authors who send in articles voluntarily are
entering into the spirit of this journal and I thank them. You do NOT have to
wait to be asked or invited to contribute to the journal. If you want to say
something or write something, simply sent it in and do not wait to be asked.
Especially if you have some comment on the quality of the articles or a specific
article - send a better one in for publication - we will receive it with
appreciation, but please don't knock the articles unless you are prepared to
contribute. These articles are written by your colleagues, who are at least
helping in the success of the journal, and may not always be perfect, but if so,
then comment on them via the journal, NOT via other avenues! And then send us a
better one.
- ARASA. In keeping with our objective of training SAJRA
offers the ARASA WEEK. This is an intensive, four and half day course on the
'A-Z' or regional anaesthesia. The emphasis is on hands-on work and delegates to
this course leave with a good working knowledge of regional anaesthesia,
ultra-sound in regional anaesthesia and interventions for chronic pain. For more
information click here or click
on ARASA on the Sajra home page
The SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA is published four times per
year- February/ March
- May/June
- August / September
- November / December
It is circulated free of charge to any one who want to receive it and is handed
out by the representatives of the companies that have advertised in a particular
issue. This means that receiving a copy regularly cannot be guaranteed
If you wish to receive the journal by mail, please click here.
This journal would, of course, not be possible without our generous and loyal
sponsors who place adverts in this journal. Please take note of their ads,
appreciate their support of us and, if you can in clear conscience, support
them. It is because of their contributions explicitly, that this journal can be
circulated free of charge.
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