Shephard, Kerry, Thondhlana, Gladman, Wolff, Lili-Ann, Belluigi, Dina Zoe 
ORCID: 0000-0003-4005-0160, Rieckmann, Marco and Vega-Marcote, Pedro
(2021)
On the Nature of Quality in the Contexts of Academic Publication and Sustainability.
FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, 6.
634473-.
Abstract
<jats:p>Six experienced academic reviewers and editors explored the nature of quality in academic publication processes in the contexts of sustainability, education for sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This article documents their exploration as a collaborative autoethnography structured around the authors’ personal reflections on matters such as: how current quality indicators define the quality of academic publications; how effective current quality assurance processes may be; how congruent open access publication processes may be with the ideals of sustainability and of the SDGs; and about what new and different indicators of quality might look like. An inductive analysis of their reflections yielded three emergent and reoccurring themes: casting doubt on the fitness for purpose of current academic publication processes and means to assure their quality; seeking justice for all involved in academic publication; and creating opportunities for change. In writing this article, authors considered these themes and how academia might address them.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | academic publication, academic hegemony, social justice, sustainability, quality, open access, peer review, sustainable development goals |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2023 10:07 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 18:12 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/feduc.2021.634473 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.634473 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168424 |
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