- For UCT HREC processes and guidance: https://health.uct.ac.za/home/human-research-ethics#forms
- For SPH DRC processes: https://health.uct.ac.za/school-public-health/research-departmental-research-committee/new-research-protocol-submission-processes
- For all current UCT forms: https://forms.uct.ac.za/
- For UCT read and publish agreements – find out which journals have publication agreements/fee waivers: https://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/c.php?g=1451382
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- UCT resources: https://cilt.uct.ac.za/teaching-resources/artificial-intelligence-teaching-learning
- A comprehensive set of resources from Sydney University: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/63765
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This set of resources was compiled by the TEC as starting point for researchers to engage critically with the use of race and inclusive language in research.
General guides:
- A brief guide on describing participants in medical research: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2025, pg. 17): https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf
- A more detailed guide on inclusive language: Oregon Health & Science University (2025): https://www.ohsu.edu/inclusive-language-guide#section-1616581
Race:
- Ntatamala et al. (2023): Tackling the persistent use of racial terminology in SA health sciences research and training, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31913-6_7
- van Staden et al. (2023): Race in health research: Considerations for researchers and research ethics committees, https://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?pid=S1999-76392023000100003&script=sci_arttext
- Flanagin et al. (2021): Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals, Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals | Medical Journals and Publishing | JAMA | JAMA Network
Sex and gender:
- Johnson et al. (2009): Better science with sex and gender: Facilitating the use of a sex and gender-based analysis in health research, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1475-9276-8-14
- Nowatzki & Grant (2010): Sex Is Not Enough: The Need for Gender-Based Analysis in Health Research, https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.uct.ac.za/doi/full/10.1080/07399332.2010.519838
Disability:
- McDonald & Raymaker (2013): Paradigm Shifts in Disability and Health: Toward More Ethical Public Health Research, https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301286
- United Nations, Disability Inclusive Language Guidelines (n.d.): https://www.ungeneva.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Disability-Inclusive-Language-Guidelines.pdf
People-first language in HIV research
- NIAID HIV language guide: https://www.prepwatch.org/resources/niaid-hiv-language-guide-2024/
- Paper on language use in Uganda: Frontiers | Culturally appropriate terminologies in health research: a participatory study with pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Uganda
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- Publication count
- UCT journal read and publish agreements – find out which journals have publication agreements/fee waivers
- Webinar and resources on predatory journals
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