'Blacklists' and 'whitelists': a salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing

Autor: Frank Houghton, Sharon Houghton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of the Medical Library Association, Vol 106, Iss 4 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1536-5050
1558-9439
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2018.490
Popis: This commentary addresses the widespread use of racist language in discussions concerning predatory publishing. Examples include terminology such as blacklists, whitelists, and black sheep. The use of such terms does not merely reflect a racist culture, but also serves to legitimize and perpetuate it.
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