Here's a blog post by @serhii & @Maryna_Nazarovets that I commissioned, lightly edited, and made a figure for, on how university journals can avoid having too narrow networks.
https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/04/editorial-endogamy-and-endogeny-challenges-on-the-path-to-doaj/
#JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #PublicationEthics #InstitutionalPublishing #UniversityPresses #UniversityJournals #Endogamy #Endogeny #Nepotism
Our new article in the Journal of Academic Ethics π explores editorial endogamy β 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
#PeerReview
Matt Hodgkinson
Serhii Nazarovets