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A Debate about the Ivory Tower’s Gatekeepers: Systemic Inequality in Academic Publishing
This research examines how academic publishing is dominated by a narrow scientific elite, creating a system of structural inequality that goes beyond simple demographic representation. The research argues that authorship concentration allows a small group of scholars to control prestigious journal space through cumulative advantages, closed networks, and gatekeeping power. While many organizations have launched diversity initiatives, these efforts often fail to address the underlying disparities in resource distribution and prestige that favor established insiders. Such concentration…
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