Publishing in political ecology: rethinking unequal relationships and social justice

Batterbury, Simon and Garcia, Diego (2024) Publishing in political ecology: rethinking unequal relationships and social justice. Grassroots platform of The Journal of Political Ecology.

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Abstract

We focus on scholarly publishing in political ecology and the possibilities for reform. Currently, publishing for articles and books is highly unequal, expensive in different ways, and therefore discriminatory. Scholarly social science publishing is dominated by metrics, high expectations, and outlets that favour the commercial academic publishers despite a welcome shift to Open Access (OA). Political ecologists are passionate people, but they are commonly part of this system. A serious consideration of alternatives is needed. Alternative venues for academic work have emerged requiring our support.