Academic writing for publication: Putting the ‘international’ into context

Getahun, Dawit Asrat, Hammad, Waheed and Robinson-Pant, Anna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3989-2272 (2021) Academic writing for publication: Putting the ‘international’ into context. Research in Comparative & International Education, 16 (2). pp. 160-180. ISSN 1745-4999

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Abstract

There is a growing body of research on the impact of English-medium publication and associated higher education regimes on knowledge construction. However, not much is known about how academics outside the Global North make decisions about how and where to publish. Through a comparative case study, this article sets out to explore how academics in Ethiopia and Oman engage in writing for publication. Taking an academic literacies lens, the analysis reveals that their decisions were shaped by institutional values at the local level, as well as global hierarchies around knowledge construction. However, issues around identity, languages and disciplinary cultures also influenced how academics chose to position themselves in relation to local and international journals. The findings point to the need for new partnerships between journals in the Global North and South to prevent ‘publication drain’, and for universities to explore ways to address inequalities perpetuated through journal ranking and language hierarchies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	internationalisation,higher education,academic literacies,ethiopia,oman,academic writing,publication
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	19 May 2021 00:09
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2022 02:28
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80050
DOI:	10.1177/17454999211009346

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