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Scholarly publishing landscapes: a geographical perspective
Author(s) -
Sidaway James D
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12268
Subject(s) - publishing , perspective (graphical) , discipline , knowledge production , sociology , value (mathematics) , power (physics) , media studies , social science , political science , art , knowledge management , computer science , law , visual arts , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning
How do changes in journal publishing relate to the locations of knowledge production, disciplinary power and value? This commentary reconsiders these questions in the light of debates about open access and the proliferation of predatory publishers.