Science: Journal editors find consortium helps researchers shape goals.

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Azar
Keyword(s):  
Science Journal ◽  
Journal Editors

scholarly journals How Many Citations to Women Is “Enough”? Estimates of Gender Representation in Political Science

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Dion ◽  
Sara McLaughlin Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Science Journal ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Implicit Biases ◽  
Political Science Journals

ABSTRACTRecent studies identified gendered citation gaps in political science journal articles, with male scholars being less likely to cite work by female scholars in comparison to their female peers. Although journal editors, editorial boards, and political scientists are becoming more aware of implicit biases and adopting strategies to remedy them, we know less about the proper baselines for citations in subfields and research areas of political science. Without information about how many women should be cited in a research field, it is difficult to know whether the distribution is biased. Using the gender distribution of membership in professional political science organizations and article authors in 38 political science journals, we provide scholars with suggested minimum baselines for gender representation in citations. We also show that women represent a larger share of organization members than the authors in sponsoring organizations’ journals.

scholarly journals How Many Citations to Women is “Enough”? Estimates of Gender Representation in Political Science

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Dion ◽  
Sara McLaughlin Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Science Journal ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Implicit Biases ◽  
Political Science Journals

Recent studies have identified gendered citation gaps in political science journal articles, with male scholars being less likely to cite work by female scholars in comparison to their female peers. While journal editors, editorial boards, and political scientists are becoming more aware of implicit biases and adopting strategies to remedy them, we know less about the proper baselines for citations in subfields and research areas of political science. Without information about how many women should be cited in a research field, it is difficult to know whether the distribution is biased. Using the gender distribution of membership in professional political science organizations and of article authors in 38 political science journals, we provide scholars with baselines for gender representation in citations. We also show that women represent a larger share of organization members than the authors in sponsoring organizations’ journals.

scholarly journals Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Sciences?

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 808-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa L. Ramírez ◽  
Gail McMillan ◽  
Joan T. Dalton ◽  
Ann Hanlon ◽  
Heather S. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Electronic Version ◽  
Science Journal ◽  
Faculty Advisors ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Journal Policies ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

In academia, there is a growing acceptance of sharing the final electronic version of graduate work, such as a thesis or dissertation, in an online university repository. Though previous studies have shown that journal editors are willing to consider manuscripts derived from electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), faculty advisors and graduate students continue to raise concerns that online discoverability of ETDs negatively impact future opportunities to publish those findings. The current study investigated science journal policies on open access ETDs and found that more than half of the science journals responding (51.4%) reported that manuscripts derived from openly accessible ETDs are welcome for submission and an additional 29.1 percent would accept revised ETDs under certain conditions.

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