EXPANDING OR LIMITING ACCESS? RE-VISIONING THE CALLS FOR AND AFFORDANCES OF INTERNATIONAL

Writing for Publication

EXPANDING OR LIMITING ACCESS? RE­VISIONING THE CALLS FOR AND AFFORDANCES OF INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH­MEDIUM ON­LINE PUBLICATIONS

1​ 2​ 3​ 4​ 5 Joan A Mullin​ , Magnus Gustafson​ , Terry Zawacki​ , Lisa Ganobscik­Williams​ , Cheryl Ball​

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University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Chalmers University of Technology; Gothenburg, Sweden 3​ George Mason University; Fairfax, Virginia, USA 4​ Coventry University, Coventry; England, UK 5​ West Virginia University; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA 2​

This workshop expands on issues of scholarly production, privilege and access raised by Lillis, Curry and others by investigating barriers and affordances emerging in on­line publications. While the credibility of even peer­reviewed on­line publications is questioned in some countries, digitally available scholarship increases visibility and access. Two on­line international book series editors and two editors from different on­line international journals will briefly explain “international” in light of their mission statements, CFPs, and use of English. With these statements as a frame, small­groups of participants will discuss issues of access and inclusion raised by these editorial approaches, including ● Whose knowledge is valued or excluded when English is the language for international on­line publications? ● What are the linguistic consequences of this choice for authors? Readers? Editors? ● What are the consequences and limitations for authors who choose to publish books and articles in English rather than in their home languages? ● How might international publication networks work to promote L1 publication, discourse ​ and​ access? ● What are the consequences of publishing in digital environments? Print? ● How might answers to these questions translate into statements that guide on­line publications’ mission statements and calls for proposals and articles?

Participants will use their discussions of questions to revise editorial documents, making them more accessible and invitational for wider participation from scholars internationally. Editors will use the results to revise their calls and statements, and post these to listservs and other journals, encouraging a wider discussion and more equitable access and distribution of scholarship internationally.

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