Abstract
I argue that publishing in the global academia has come to resemble the operations of financial markets. Academics-cum-investors target a set of 'top' journals in a system that is portrayed as self-evident. I suggest that the financial markets metaphor enables us to explicate the self-fulfilling prophecies that constitute the academic system, to understand the role of journals, to confront (re)constructions of self-evidence, and to develop meaningful responses in relating to the system. I offer five responses for further discussion.
Original language | English |
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Peer-reviewed scientific journal | Scandinavian Journal of Management |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 250-256 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0956-5221 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article - refereed |
Keywords
- 512 Business and Management