Globalization and Scholarly Publishing in West Africa

A Comparative Study of Burkina Faso and Nigeria

Bibliographic Data

ID9952300
AuthorsAyokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale (0000-0002-7455-1695, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Natéwindé Sawadogo (0000-0002-5708-2364, University of Nottingham), Eveline M F W Sawadodo-Compaoré (University of Nottingham), Comfort Erima Ugbem (c Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria)
Year2013
Volume43
Issue1
Pages8-26
Publication date2013-03-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7659 • E-ISSN: 1557-9336
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2753/ijs0020-7659430101
OpenAlexW2280824487
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

Developing an autonomous social science has long been a central concern of African scholarship. This implies a need to redirect the interests of scholars to issues that matter for postcolonial society and to contribute to the renewal of knowledge about African societies. The globalization of scholarly publishing has affected local-autonomous social sciences in Africa, especially due to an emphasis on international publishing (in this case, Western journals) in the past decade. This article is a comparative study of academic publishing in the social sciences in Burkina Faso and Nigeria, aimed at examining the glocal dimension of globalized scholarship among social scientists in the two countries. The study examines the scholarly research and dissemination regulations, the glocal reality of international publishing regulations, and attempts aimed at advancing local journals in the global context

Context (archaeology · Geography · Globalization · Glocalization · Media studies · Political science · Publishing · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Political Science Research and Education · Sports, Gender, and Society

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