Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers· 2026Q1
Trajectories of Geographic Journals: Power Geometries, Internationalisation Strategies and Alternative Epistemologies for Pluriversal Thinking
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Short summary
This paper critiques the dominance of Anglo-American journals in geography, arguing for criteria that genuinely embrace multiple academic worlds beyond English as a lingua franca.
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Key points
- Anglo-American journals are often seen as international but are also commodified under neoliberal globalization.
- The paper adopts a perspective from the Southern Cone to question criteria for defining an 'international' publication.
- It analyzes Anglo-American efforts to incorporate diverse voices into academic discourse.
- Key challenges exist in constructing journals that genuinely accommodate multiple academic worlds.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Scientific journals are integral to the dissemination and validation of academic knowledge. Within the framework of neoliberal globalisation, where English has become the lingua franca, British and North American journals are often regarded as international while simultaneously becoming objects of commodification. Adopting a perspective shaped from the Southern Cone, this paper engages with ongoing debates in geography concerning the need to discuss the criteria by which a publication is defined as international. Firstly, it identifies several Anglo‐American initiatives aimed at incorporating voices from diverse sites of enunciation. It then outlines key challenges involved in the construction of journals that might genuinely embrace multiple academic worlds.
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