“Blacklists” and “whitelists”: a salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing | Zendy

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“Blacklists” and “whitelists”: a salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing

Author(s) -

Frank Houghton,

Sharon Houghton

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of the medical library association jmla

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1558-9439

pISSN - 1536-5050

DOI - 10.5195/jmla.2018.490

Subject(s) - publishing , terminology , sociology , public relations , media studies , library science , criminology , social science , law , political science , computer science , linguistics , philosophy

This commentary addresses the widespread use of racist language in discussions concerning predatory publishing. Examples include terminology such as blacklists, whitelists, and black sheep. The use of such terms does not merely reflect a racist culture, but also serves to legitimize and perpetuate it.

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