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SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology: Landscape of Scholarly Publishing

Introduction to Sociology

Biases in Scholarly Publishing

A history and development of peer-review process
Jana Siladitya. Annals of Library and Information Studies. Vol.66, December 2019
Reviewer bias in single- versus double-blind peer review
Andrew Tomkinsa, Min Zhangb, and William D. Heavlina. PNAS. November 28, 2017. vol. 114. no. 48
Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer reviewers.
Nicola Jones. Nature. October 11, 2022
How to address the geographical bias in academic publishing.
Bol JA, Sheffel A, Zia N, Meghani A. . BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Dec 21;8(12
Gender Representation on Journal Editorial Boards in the Mathematical Sciences
Chad M. Topaz, Shilad Sen. PLOS ONE. August 18, 2016
Gender bias distorts peer review across fields
Ross, E. . Nature (2017)
Open Access and BIPOC Faculty

Cost of Journal Publishing

Costs Outstrip Library Budgets | Periodicals Price Survey 2020

Predatory Journals

Predatory journals. No definition, no defence
Agnes Grudniewicz, David Moher, Kelly D. Cobey , et al. Nature. Vol 576. 12 December 2019
What is a predatory journal? A scoping review
Cobey, Kelly D et al. F1000Research vol. 7 1001. 4 Jul. 2018