English as the language of research: But are we missing the mark?

Understanding Author Choices in the Current Conservation Publishing Landscape

“…Our results indicate that two of the three segments actively avoid journals with the option to pay more for editorial support, even when compared to journals that offer no support. More concerning still is the insistence that authors specifically seek collaborations with native-English speakers to ensure they produce “high-quality research articles” (Balan 2021). Needless to say, collaboration should be born from more than someone’s first language and such comments are an insult to the groundbreaking work undertaken by non-native English speakers around the world.…”

“…Our results indicate that two of the three segments actively avoid journals with the option to pay more for editorial support, even when compared to journals that offer no support. More concerning still is the insistence that authors specifically seek collaborations with native-English speakers to ensure they produce "high-quality research articles" (Balan 2021).…”

Place à la diversité et à l’inclusion dans les langues de publications savantes : un engagement vers la démocratie scientifique

“…Cette pratique entraîne des coûts financiers supplémentaires pour la traduction ou révision, des problèmes de compréhension de la lecture et plus de temps de rédaction. Le rejet ou la révision d'articles en raison de la grammaire anglaise est très fréquent (Balan, 2021). Cette pratique désavantage également la production de connaissances répondant à des besoins locaux, puisque les revues à dominance anglophone et hautement cotées favorisent la diffusion de savoirs à la portée internationale.…”

“…This practice leads to additional costs for translation or revision, reading comprehension problems and longer writing times. Articles are regularly rejected or revised due to English grammar issues (Balan, 2021). This practice also discourages the production of knowledge that meets local needs, since highly rated, Englishlanguage-dominated journals promote the dissemination of knowledge with an international reach.…”

Epistemic disobedience–Undoing coloniality in global health research

“…Multilingual abstracts should be routinely available in prominent global journals. As a global language, variations in English expression and writing style should be expected and supported [ 13 , 14 ].…”