社会科学总编辑:绘制学术领域之间的机构,地理和性别代表性的地图
Manuel Goyanes1, Luis de-Marcos2, Timilehin Durotoye3
1Department of Communication, Carlos III University of Madrid, Getafe, Spain.
PloS one
|February 20, 2025
概括
社会科学期刊的领导力由美国和英国主导,男性总编辑数量明显超过女性. 这项研究绘制了编辑网络的地图,以促进更具代表性的全球治理.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 图书统计学 图书统计学
- 学术出版学术出版
背景情况:
- 在社会科学期刊的编辑领导力显著影响研究传播和影响.
- 了解总编辑的网络结构对于评估代表性和潜在偏见至关重要.
- 现有的编辑委员会可能无法反映社会科学界的全球多样性.
研究的目的:
- 系统地绘制社会科学期刊主编的网络结构.
- 分析编辑领导层的性别代表性,地理分布和机构组成.
- 在社会科学编辑治理中识别主导国家,机构和性别不平衡.
主要方法:
- 利用来自3320个JCR排名的社会科学期刊的大规模数据.
- 分析了来自71个国家的1,485个分支机构的4,868名总编辑.
- 网络分析的重点是确定联系,地理主导地位和性别代表性.
主要成果:
- 美国和英国主导着大多数社会科学领域的编辑领导地位,其他地理区域的代表人数明显不足.
- 虽然没有一个机构在全球占主导地位,但在占主导地位的国家内,一些关键机构具有重大影响力.
- 存在大量的性别不平衡,男性总编辑在各个领域,国家和隶属关系中超过女性.
结论:
- 目前社会科学领域的编辑治理结构在地理和机构上高度集中.
- 在编辑领导职位上显著的性别差异需要引起注意.
- 调查结果强调,需要采取措施,在不损害科学质量的情况下,促进更具包容性和代表性的编辑委员会.
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