Multilingual Publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities: A Seven‐Country European Study
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Multilingual Publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities: A Seven‐Country European Study. / Kulczycki, Emanuel; Guns, Raf; Polonen, Janne; Engels, Tim; Rozkosz, Ewa A. ; Zuccala, Alesia Ann; Bruun, Kasper; Eskola, Olli; Istenic Starcic, Andreja ; Petr, Michal; Sivertsen, Gunnar.
I: American Society for Information Science and Technology. Journal, Bind 71, 2020, s. 1371-1386.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Multilingual Publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities: A Seven‐Country European Study
AU - Kulczycki, Emanuel
AU - Guns, Raf
AU - Polonen, Janne
AU - Engels, Tim
AU - Rozkosz, Ewa A.
AU - Zuccala, Alesia Ann
AU - Bruun, Kasper
AU - Eskola, Olli
AU - Istenic Starcic, Andreja
AU - Petr, Michal
AU - Sivertsen, Gunnar
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - We investigate the state of multilingualism across the social sciences and humanities (SSH) using a comprehensive data set of research outputs from seven European countries (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Flanders [Belgium], Norway, Poland, and Slovenia). Although English tends to be the dominant language of science, SSH researchers often produce culturally and societally relevant work in their local languages. We collected and analyzed a set of 164,218 peer‐reviewed journal articles (produced by 51,063 researchers from 2013 to 2015) and found that multilingualism is prevalent despite geographical location and field. Among the researchers who published at least three journal articles during this time period, over one‐third from the various countries had written their work in at least two languages. The highest share of researchers who published in only one language were from Flanders (80.9%), whereas the lowest shares were from Slovenia (57.2%) and Poland (59.3%). Our findings show that multilingual publishing is an ongoing practice in many SSH research fields regardless of geographical location, political situation, and/or historical heritage. Here we argue that research is international, but multilingual publishing keeps locally relevant research alive with the added potential for creating impact.
AB - We investigate the state of multilingualism across the social sciences and humanities (SSH) using a comprehensive data set of research outputs from seven European countries (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Flanders [Belgium], Norway, Poland, and Slovenia). Although English tends to be the dominant language of science, SSH researchers often produce culturally and societally relevant work in their local languages. We collected and analyzed a set of 164,218 peer‐reviewed journal articles (produced by 51,063 researchers from 2013 to 2015) and found that multilingualism is prevalent despite geographical location and field. Among the researchers who published at least three journal articles during this time period, over one‐third from the various countries had written their work in at least two languages. The highest share of researchers who published in only one language were from Flanders (80.9%), whereas the lowest shares were from Slovenia (57.2%) and Poland (59.3%). Our findings show that multilingual publishing is an ongoing practice in many SSH research fields regardless of geographical location, political situation, and/or historical heritage. Here we argue that research is international, but multilingual publishing keeps locally relevant research alive with the added potential for creating impact.
U2 - 10.1002/asi.24336
DO - 10.1002/asi.24336
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33288998
VL - 71
SP - 1371
EP - 1386
JO - American Society for Information Science and Technology. Journal
JF - American Society for Information Science and Technology. Journal
SN - 2330-1635
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ID: 234936701