Presence of women on the editorial boards of the language and linguistics journals in Spain

Rodriguez-Faneca, Cristina, Maz-Machado, Alexander, Gutiérrez-Rubio, David and Pedorsa-Jesús, Cristina Presence of women on the editorial boards of the language and linguistics journals in Spain. Scientometrics, 2022, n. 127, pp. 4237-4249. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Many international studies have pointed out the under-representation of women on Editorial Boards of both Science and Social Science journals. Their presence as Editorial Board members is relevant as they influence and reflect the policies of the journal itself. This study analyses the participation of women on the Editorial Boards of the Spanish Language and Linguistics journals in SCOPUS. To this end, 54 journals indexed in SCOPUS were analysed, thus discriminating the gender of all members and the role that each member plays on the Editorial Board. The results show no significant differences in the participation of men and women in these Editorial Boards. It was not found any evidence of gender bias in these journals.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Gender · Editorial Boards · Journals · Spain · Women
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BB. Bibliometric methods
B. Information use and sociology of information > BD. Information society.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
Depositing user: Dr Alexander Maz Machado
Date deposited: 12 Aug 2023 09:15
Last modified: 12 Aug 2023 09:15
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/44227

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