Globalization of science: evidence from authors in academic journals by country of origin

0505153 - NHÚ 2020 RIV CZ eng O - Others
Macháček, Vít - Srholec, Martin
Globalization of science: evidence from authors in academic journals by country of origin.
2019
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) StrategieAV21/13
Program: StrategieAV
Institutional support: RVO:67985998
Keywords : local journals * predatory publishing
OECD category: Information science (social aspects)
http://www.globalizationofscience.com/

Globalization of science provides a new perspective on the scientific landscape, which deepens what we know from standard bibliometrics in many respects. The traditional science powerhouses in the North and West remain strong and at the core of the global system, highly interconnected and as globalized as ever. In many countries of the former Soviet block, the low globalization of science is a symptom of a systemic failure, of science that is out of sync with the rest of the world and is inefficient. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was understandable that science in transition countries would need time to catch up. In many disciplines, new infrastructure had to be built from scratch. However, three decades on, there is no longer any excuse. China shows that where there is a will, there is a way. In little more than a decade, Chinese science has moved from relative isolation to the front pages of global journals amid an enormous expansion in size. Other developing countries also allocate increasing resources to science and run the risk of creating ecosystems of local publishing similar to transition countries, or worse, e.g. falling for predatory journals. Globalization of science that is pervasively lower than in similar countries should be a cause for concern, as it suggests that the science system has gone astray and needs an overhaul of its evaluation and funding framework. More research is needed to better understand globalization of science. Does globalization of the national science system go hand in hand with quality and impact? Are there spillovers outside of the realm of science? What can be done about it?
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0296654