Infodoc MicroVeillePrevention of Endogamy in the Editorial Boards of University Journals
#AcademicIntegrity #EditorialBoards #MarynaNazarovets #ScholarlyJournals #ScholarlyPublishing #ScientificCommunication #SerhiiNazarovets
Serhii NazarovetsOur new article in the Journal of Academic Ethics š explores editorial endogamy ā the over-representation of editors from the same university that owns or hosts a journal:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-025-09687-z
Such closed structures often undermine peer-review integrity, reduce transparency, and turn journals into internal bulletins rather than genuine academic platforms.
#AcademicIntegrity #EditorialBoards #EditorialEndogamy #UniversityJournals #ScholarlyCommunication #OpenAccess
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Corina Logan (she/sie/ella)I am the recommender (editor) recruiter @pcirr and I have been implementing #antiracist, #antisexist recruitment policies, and targeting researchers in the #GlobalSouth as I seek out and invite researchers to become recommenders
š Ledgerwood et al.'s (2024) "Disrupting racism and global exclusion in academia" has wonderful advice on how #EditorialBoards should incorporate action into their infrastructure https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.121394
š” Iām taking this as a chance to reflect on each of their 9 recommendations (in table 3) to see what we are getting right and what we can do better at PCI RR
I tackle one recommendation at a time in this thread (in a slow drip because Iām doing this when Iām able to carve out time, so stay tuned)ā¦