Scientific impact and the monopoly of English: challenges for linguistic diversity
This study examines the relationship between the language of publication and scientific impact, focusing on the number of citations received by articles authored by researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on the internationalization of higher education. The research data stems from th...
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| Formato: | Artículo revista |
| Lenguaje: | Portugués |
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Instituto de Lingüística. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Buenos Aires
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/sys/article/view/16713 |
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| Sumario: | This study examines the relationship between the language of publication and scientific impact, focusing on the number of citations received by articles authored by researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) on the internationalization of higher education. The research data stems from the analysis of the most cited works in three bibliographic databases of Scopus, WoS and Lens, discussing whether the current dynamics of scientific internationalization have effectively expanded international dialogues or, conversely, reinforced the hegemony of English and central countries. This dynamic promotes the adoption of a habitus among researchers, encouraging the use of a common language, English, for the dissemination of research outcomes, ultimately restricting and devaluing other languages and academic perspectives. Based on the collected data and analyzed, it is concluded that while publishing in English increases visibility and scientific impact, it also tends to perpetuate geopolitical inequalities in the scientific field, where knowledge produced in peripheric countries must conform to standards dictated by (and for) central countries so as to gain recognition. This reality places LAC researchers in a dilemma: to adopt English to achieve greater visibility or to prioritize local languages to guarantee social and local impact and also to preserve epistemological and cultural diversity. |
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