Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis
In modern times, English has become the lingua franca of science, dominating journal publishing ecologies. Multilingual journals keep up the flag, many researchers arguing that, especially in the case of social sciences and humanities, diversity of languages is an asset. In Romania, in the absence o...
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| description | In modern times, English has become the lingua franca of science, dominating journal publishing ecologies. Multilingual journals keep up the flag, many researchers arguing that, especially in the case of social sciences and humanities, diversity of languages is an asset. In Romania, in the absence of national databases or repositories, the first task to understand linguistic preferences for scientific communication is to map the ground. The study extracted information on Romanian communication sciences journals from four major databases. Out of the 22 identified journals, only eight are dedicated solely to communication sciences, grouped in two poles of communication sciences schools, where doctoral studies in the field have been established. While English dominates the publication world, multilinguistic journals also appear, prevailing in traditional multicultural regions such as Transylvania–Banat. The future of multilingual journals depends on, among other factors, the capacity of the European Union to promote linguistic diversity for scientific purposes. Meanwhile, Romanian journals in communication sciences work towards increasing their impact. Research findings have practical and policy implications, the core idea being that Romanian editors need to strive for better standards in publication and showcase the journals better on the journal’s webpage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4aea5ecf7fd441ccbb09f333312d13992023-11-21T10:04:37ZengMDPI AGPublications2304-67752021-03-01911110.3390/publications9010011Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based AnalysisMariana Cernicova-Buca0Department of Communication and Foreign Languages, Politehnica University Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaIn modern times, English has become the lingua franca of science, dominating journal publishing ecologies. Multilingual journals keep up the flag, many researchers arguing that, especially in the case of social sciences and humanities, diversity of languages is an asset. In Romania, in the absence of national databases or repositories, the first task to understand linguistic preferences for scientific communication is to map the ground. The study extracted information on Romanian communication sciences journals from four major databases. Out of the 22 identified journals, only eight are dedicated solely to communication sciences, grouped in two poles of communication sciences schools, where doctoral studies in the field have been established. While English dominates the publication world, multilinguistic journals also appear, prevailing in traditional multicultural regions such as Transylvania–Banat. The future of multilingual journals depends on, among other factors, the capacity of the European Union to promote linguistic diversity for scientific purposes. Meanwhile, Romanian journals in communication sciences work towards increasing their impact. Research findings have practical and policy implications, the core idea being that Romanian editors need to strive for better standards in publication and showcase the journals better on the journal’s webpage.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6775/9/1/11language preferenceacademic journalmultilingualismnational languagelingua francacommunication sciences |
| spellingShingle | Mariana Cernicova-Buca Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis Publications language preference academic journal multilingualism national language lingua franca communication sciences |
| title | Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis |
| title_full | Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis |
| title_short | Language Preferences in Romanian Communication Sciences Journals: A Web-Based Analysis |
| title_sort | language preferences in romanian communication sciences journals a web based analysis |
| topic | language preference academic journal multilingualism national language lingua franca communication sciences |
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