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Translation studies and the ethics of publishing

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper discusses ethics in Translation Studies publishing in relation to the ‘publish or perish’ policy enforced by universities and other higher education institutions. After making a distinction between institutional and individual agents, it focuses on the latter (namely authors, editors and referees) by considering their role in the publishing process, and discusses ethical issues such as plagiarism, self-plagiarism and citations. Finally, the paper posits that we have moved from a ‘publish or perish’ policy to a ‘publish fast or perish’ policy and puts special emphasis on the trust necessary between the authors, editors and referees if we aim to have innovative and solid research.

Source: Perspectives

DOI: 10.1080/0907676x.2019.1631861

Author: Roberto A. Valdeón

Institutions: Universidad de Oviedo, University of the Free State, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Publishing and Scholarly Communication

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W2954515465

FWCI: 7.029

Cites: 18

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10