Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance?
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Resumo: | This paper probes the internal governance of research journals by focusing on the editorial boards of leading African studies academic journals. We submit editorships to systematic scrutiny through a number of perspectives: geography, gender, institutional affiliation, research performance, entry/exit, etc. Overall, leading journals in the area of African studies are found to be less inclusive than expected: under a quarter of the editors are Africa-based scholars while women are even scarcer. Observations on editorial inflation, interlocking editorships and differentiated journal positioning are also made possible by taking a quantitative approach to editorial evidence. What we refer as “Editormetrics” thus suggests the need for further debate regarding the managerial rules and roles of journals. This perspective may, and perhaps should, inform other evidence-based appraisals of the journal “industry” and the research scene at large. |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance?EditorshipsEditormetricsResearch governanceEditorial inflationInterlocking editorshipsAfrican studiesThis paper probes the internal governance of research journals by focusing on the editorial boards of leading African studies academic journals. We submit editorships to systematic scrutiny through a number of perspectives: geography, gender, institutional affiliation, research performance, entry/exit, etc. Overall, leading journals in the area of African studies are found to be less inclusive than expected: under a quarter of the editors are Africa-based scholars while women are even scarcer. Observations on editorial inflation, interlocking editorships and differentiated journal positioning are also made possible by taking a quantitative approach to editorial evidence. What we refer as “Editormetrics” thus suggests the need for further debate regarding the managerial rules and roles of journals. This perspective may, and perhaps should, inform other evidence-based appraisals of the journal “industry” and the research scene at large.ISEG - Departamento de EconomiaRepositório da Universidade de LisboaFerreira, Manuel EnnesMendonça, SandroPereira, João2018-09-06T09:12:40Z20182018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/15933engFerreira, Manuel Ennes, Sandro Mendonça e João Pereira (2018). "Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance?". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 03/2018/DE/CISEP/UECE2183-1815info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:45:48Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/15933Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:01:28.282630Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? Ferreira, Manuel Ennes Editorships Editormetrics Research governance Editorial inflation Interlocking editorships African studies |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance? |
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Ferreira, Manuel Ennes |
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Ferreira, Manuel Ennes Mendonça, Sandro Pereira, João |
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Mendonça, Sandro Pereira, João |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Ferreira, Manuel Ennes Mendonça, Sandro Pereira, João |
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Editorships Editormetrics Research governance Editorial inflation Interlocking editorships African studies |
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Editorships Editormetrics Research governance Editorial inflation Interlocking editorships African studies |
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This paper probes the internal governance of research journals by focusing on the editorial boards of leading African studies academic journals. We submit editorships to systematic scrutiny through a number of perspectives: geography, gender, institutional affiliation, research performance, entry/exit, etc. Overall, leading journals in the area of African studies are found to be less inclusive than expected: under a quarter of the editors are Africa-based scholars while women are even scarcer. Observations on editorial inflation, interlocking editorships and differentiated journal positioning are also made possible by taking a quantitative approach to editorial evidence. What we refer as “Editormetrics” thus suggests the need for further debate regarding the managerial rules and roles of journals. This perspective may, and perhaps should, inform other evidence-based appraisals of the journal “industry” and the research scene at large. |
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2018 |
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Ferreira, Manuel Ennes, Sandro Mendonça e João Pereira (2018). "Gatekeeping African studies : What does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance?". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 03/2018/DE/CISEP/UECE 2183-1815 |
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