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Significance: recognizing the value of research across national and linguistic boundaries

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Internationalization of educational publishing promises fresh perspectives and new solutions—but not if US-based editors, reviewers, and readers fail to recognize the significance of research conducted outside the USA. This essay explores the concept of “significance” in the context of peer review of journal articles, and explains why US-based reviewers easily miss the social importance and the intellectual interest of research conducted elsewhere. It points to several steps that can be taken to increase publication of the full global range of educational scholarship.

Source: Asia Pacific Education Review

DOI: 10.1007/s12564-014-9322-0

Author: Kathryn M. Anderson-Levitt

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan–Dearborn

Language: English

Topic: Publishing and Scholarly Communication

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,590