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Book SynopsisThis book reports on the state of academic journal publishing in a range of geolinguistic contexts, including locations where pressures to publish in English have developed more recently than in other parts of the world (e.g. Kazakhstan, Colombia), in addition to contexts that have not been previously explored or well-documented. The three sections push the boundaries of existing research on global publishing, which has mainly focused on how scholars respond to pressures to publish in English, by highlighting research on evaluation policies, journals’ responses in non-Anglophone contexts to pressures for English-medium publishing, and pedagogies for supporting scholars in their publishing efforts.
Trade ReviewThis timely collection sheds light on how publishing policies and practices are shaping global academic knowledge-making. Its impressive geolinguistic reach, with attention to a wide range of contexts and many contributions from beyond the Anglophone centre, brings a richness and nuance that make it a powerful inaugural text for the new Studies in Knowledge Production and Participation series.
* Lucia Thesen, University of Cape Town, South Africa *
This book consistently provides new and valuable insights into the various causes and consequences of the growing dominance of English in research publishing. To the best of my knowledge there are no other publications currently available that do as much or do it as well.
* Sally Burgess, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain *
I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in understanding the contemporary world of academic publishing, whether as a writer who is seeking to disseminate knowledge, or as a research educator supporting novice scholars as they navigate the complexities of publication. The pressure to publish high-level research in English is not likely to disappear soon, but it is books like this that push us to recognise the power relations at play in global knowledge production. There is much to look forward to in this new series.
-- Cally Guerin, University of Adelaide, Australia * Doctoral Writing SIG, May 2018 *
The co-editors have done an excellent job of editing, organizing, and arranging the four parts [of the book] into logical and cohesive subdivisions. The issues related to the dominance of English as the language of knowledge production is dealt with directly...Curry and Lillis make it clear that there is a conspiracy of factors that have led to this situation and they point how it is being addressed in positive ways. This book should be recommended reading for professors who teach in a graduate program and for their students.
-- Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville, USA * Language Problems and Language Planning 42:2 *
Table of Contents- Mary Jane Curry and Theresa Lillis: Problematising English as the Privileged Language of Global Academic Publishing
Section 1: Evaluation Practices Shaping Academic Publishing
- Lynn Nygaard and Rocco Bellanova: Lost in Quantification: Scholars and the Politics of Bibliometrics
- Robin Nagano and Edit Spiczéné: Phd Publication Requirements and Practices: A Multidisciplinary Case Study from a Hungarian University
- Yongyan Li and Rui Yang: Chinese Business Schools Pursuing Growth through International Publication: Evidence from Institutional Genres
Section 2: Scholars’ Practices and Perspectives
- Birna Arnbjornsdottir and Hafdis Ingvarsdottir: Issues of Identity and Voice: Writing English for Research Purposes in the Semi Periphery
- John Harbord: Language Policy and the Disengagement of the International Academic Elite
- Laurie Anderson: Publishing in Pursuit of an Academic Career: The Role of Embedded and Encultured Knowledge in National Job-market Entry Strategies of Elite Early Career European Scholars
Section 3: Academic Journal Policies and Practices
- Aliya Kuzhabekova: The Reaction of Scholarly Journals to Impact-Factor Publishing Requirements in Kazakhstan
- Cheryl Sheridan: Blind Peer Review at an English Language Teaching Journal in Taiwan: Glocalized Practices within Globalization of Higher Education
- Melba Cardenas and Isobel Rainey: Publishing from the ELT Periphery: The Profile Journal Experience in Colombia
- Cheryl Ball, Andrew Morrison and Douglas Eyman: The Rise of Multimodality in Academic Publishing
- Francoise Salager-Meyer: Open Access: The Next Model for Research Dissemination?
- Ismaeil Fazel and Joel Heng Hartse: Reconsidering “Predatory” Open Access Journals in an Age of Globalized English-Language Academic Publishing
Section 4: Pedagogies for Global Academic Publishing
- Ju Chuan Huang: Teaching Writing for Publication in English to Engineering Students: Implications from a Collaborative Course in Taiwan
- James Corcoran: The Potential and Limitations of an English for Research Publication Purposes Course for Mexican Scholars
- Soraya Abdulatief and Xolisa Guzula: Emerging Academics: Using Whatsapp to Share Novice and Expert Resources in a Postgraduate Writing Group
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