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- Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
- Timothy Daly
Abstract
There is a growing discussion around the need for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in academia. Several leading publishers actively foster DEI policies related to publishing because, in the academic ecosystem, physical, linguistic, social capital, and credibility resources are unevenly distributed. Paradoxically, however, journals that promote DEI might only publish a few article types, such as original research and review papers. We argue here that journals with an editorial policy of restricted article formats, or that offer “invitation only” articles, are incompatible with DEI principles insofar as these journals offer only a limited‐choice format of publication to authors. One upshot of this is that restrictive editorial policies may perpetuate epistemic injustice against authors with fewer resources and credibility, who may collectively be denied suitable fora in which to share ideas. In consequence, we underline a new structural form of epistemic injustice, complementing existing forms, and argue that a “first page free” comment forum should exist in all academic journals to mitigate it. 关于学术界需要更多“多样性、公平性和包容性”(DEI)的讨论越来越多。一些领先的出版商积极推行与出版相关的DEI政策, 因为在学术生态系统中, 物质资源、语言资源、社会资本和信誉资源分布不均。矛盾的是, 推行DEI的期刊可能只发表少数类型的文章, 例如原创研究和综述论文。那些限制文章格式或提供“仅限邀请”文章的期刊与DEI原则不符, 因为这些期刊只为作者提供有限的出版格式选择。限制性编辑政策可能会使资源和信誉度较低的作者长期遭受认知的不正义, 他们可能会被集体剥夺用于分享思想的合适平台。我对认知不正义提出了一种新的结构形式, 以补充现有的形式, 并主张所有学术期刊都应设立一个“首页免费”的评论论坛来缓解这种不正义。 Existe un creciente debate sobre la necesidad de una mayor diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI) en el ámbito académico. Varias editoriales líderes implementan activamente políticas de DEI relacionadas con la publicación debido a que, en el ecosistema académico, los recursos físicos, lingüísticos, de capital social y de credibilidad están distribuidos de forma desigual. Paradójicamente, las revistas que promueven la DEI podrían publicar solo algunos tipos de artículos, como investigaciones originales y artículos de revisión. Las revistas con una política editorial de formatos de artículos restringidos, o que ofrecen artículos “solo por invitación,” son incompatibles con los principios de la DEI, ya que ofrecen a los autores solo un formato de publicación con opciones limitadas. Las políticas editoriales restrictivas pueden perpetuar la injusticia epistémica contra los autores con menos recursos y credibilidad, a quienes colectivamente se les puede negar un foro adecuado para compartir ideas. Proponemos una nueva forma estructural de injusticia epistémica, que complementa las formas existentes, y argumentamos que debería existir un foro de comentarios abierto y gratuito en todas las revistas académicas para mitigarla.
Suggested Citation
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva & Timothy Daly, 2025.
"A Free Comment Forum to Mitigate Epistemic Injustice in Academic Publication,"
World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 188(3), July.
Handle:
RePEc:wly:woraff:v:188:y:2025:i:3:n:e70012
DOI: 10.1002/waf2.70012
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