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Water Research CommissionRef: https://www.wrc.org.za/media-events/newsletters-and-magazines/

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This is the Water Research Commission's webpage for its newsletters and magazines, centred on its magazine The Water Wheel. It explains that The Water Wheel aims to improve public understanding of science and technology, has been published since 2002, appears bi-monthly (six editions a year), and is distributed to subscribers in South Africa and the SADC countries, with a growing emphasis on the electronic version. It lists four editorial guidelines for contributors and invites enquiries about subscriptions and paid advertising to the Editor, and it provides links to archived PDF editions going back to 1994.

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Subscription to The Water Wheel magazine

The Water Wheel is the Water Research Commission's bi-monthly magazine about science and technology in the water field. Copies are distributed to subscribers throughout South Africa and the SADC countries, with a growing emphasis on the electronic version, and enquiries about subscriptions go to the Editor.

Who it is for: subscribers in South Africa and the SADC countries who want the magazine
How to act on it: Contact the Editor by email at wweditor@wrc.org.za for further information about subscriptions

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For further information about subscriptions and advertising opportunities, contact the Editor: wweditor@wrc.org.za

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Contributing items for publication in The Water Wheel

Contributors may submit items for publication in The Water Wheel. The WRC sets out four editorial guidelines to help them: preference for good news stories, highlighting the application of science in the water field, a visual approach rather than long complex articles, and making the human element a major part of every science article.

Who it is for: contributors planning to submit items for publication in the Water Wheel
How to act on it: Prepare the item following the four editorial guidelines and submit it to the magazine; further information is available from the Editor at wweditor@wrc.org.za

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The following four editorial guidelines will assist contributors planning to submit items for publication in the Water Wheel:

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Advertising in The Water Wheel

Paid advertisements are encouraged in The Water Wheel, the WRC's bi-monthly science and technology magazine. Anyone wanting to advertise can ask the Editor for information about advertising opportunities.

Who it is for: advertisers
How to act on it: Contact the Editor by email at wweditor@wrc.org.za for further information about advertising opportunities

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Paid advertisements are also encouraged.

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Archived Water Wheel editions (PDF downloads)

The page offers a long list of past Water Wheel editions as downloadable PDF files, including issues from 2016, 2019 and earlier volumes going back to 1994, as well as WaterKidz material.

Who it is for: readers and researchers wanting past editions of The Water Wheel
How to act on it: Download the listed PDF files from the page

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WaterWheel_2008_01_WW-Jan-Feb-08.pdf

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Reference

https://www.wrc.org.za/media-events/newsletters-and-magazines/

Key Takeaways

Water Research Commission (WRC)
The Water Wheel
magazine published since 2002
bi-monthly, 6 editions per year
distributed to subscribers in South Africa and the SADC countries
paid advertisements encouraged
four editorial guidelines for contributors
Editor contact: wweditor@wrc.org.za
archived PDF editions from 1994 onwards
Water Research Commission