Challenges and trends of academic publication: views of journal editors in comparative and international education
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[1] University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos
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- Localización: Revista Latinoamericana de Educación Comparada: RELEC, ISSN-e 1853-3744, Año 5, Nº. 5, 2014, págs. 181-189
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This article presents some topics analyzed by a group of editors of comparative and international education journals. It uses information from a survey sent in advance to the editors and reflections about the workshop carried out during the XV World Congress of Comparative Education (24-28 June 2013) at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Several journals that participated in the workshop are published in print and electronic versions, and a few are only electronic. Some journals are completely open access and others are open access with the exception of the current issues, but most of them are only available per subscription or purchase. There is a great diversity regarding the language of publication. Some journals are only published in English and others are published in different languages (like Japanese and Spanish) but accept manuscripts in English; some are published in several languages and others include titles and abstracts in more than one language. Some topics that deserve further analysis include indexation, impact factor measured by citations, journal rankings, journal funding, and the challenges posed by mega journals.
