A perfect perspective, Ricardo! I second it.
Aylin

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On 22.03.2019 01:21, Ricardo Ayala V. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> While I do appreciate the remarks being made, I do slightly worry that
> we're presuming that because of the reputation of IGI global the
> quality of the essays will inevitably be very poor. I think this is
> very demeaning, because what is being advocated is to restrain from
> participating rather than suggest ways to narrow down the subject,
> possible venues for the editors to publish, and the like. This implies
> very problematic, one-sided assumptions (however well-intentione),
> which might indeed be interpreted as ethnocentric (i.e. mainstream
> monopolies of publishers = high quality, better place, and so on).
> 
> I would appreciate a more collaborative take on this an similar
> issues.
> 
> That's my contribution to this.
> 
> Have a good evening.
> 
> Ricardo A. Ayala, PhD
> Postdoctoral Research Fellow
> 
> Department of Sociology
> 
> Ghent University
> 
> 5 Korte Meer, 9000 Gent
> 
> Belgium.
> 
> _WHAT'S NEW?_
> 
> _- Conference paper_: The ‘fine-tuning’ ethnographic method:
> Practice, principles and procedures_ (Award-winning paper for
> methodological innovation)_
> 
> _- Conference paper: Piecing Together 1970s Records: Issues in Health
> History Methods. (Award-winning paper for methodological insights)_
> 
> - Journal article: Cold Interests, Hot Conflicts. How a Professional
> Association Responded to a Change in Political Regimes. Nursing
> History Review, 27, 57-86.
> 
> _- Editorial Member of the International Journal of Qualitative
> Methods_
> 
> https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/international-journal-of-qualitative-methods/journal202499
> 
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> 
> FROM: European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing -
> discussions <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Natalie Struve
> <[log in to unmask]>
> SENT: 21 March 2019 21:50:02
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> SUBJECT: AW: Call fior book chapter proposals: Teaching Academic
> Writing as a Discipline-Specific Skill in Higher Education -- don't
> fall for rogue publishers
> 
> I’m afraind it’s not that easy: as I stated before, that’s not
> the first time we’ve seen problems like this (coming from
> Western/Northern countries as well, by the way), and we really need a
> serious discussion on the issue in general. We rely on discourse to
> delve deeper and come up with better solutions, not on the cutting off
> of that. And we need to work against any kind of vanity and rogue
> publishing, wherever it comes from: for if we don’t fight that,
> whether we want it or not, we help to discredit the scientific and
> academic work that makes this world a better place, for everyone,
> everywhere.
> 
> Natalie
> 
> VON: European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing -
> discussions [mailto:[log in to unmask]] IM AUFTRAG VON Harbord, John
> (LK)
> GESENDET: Donnerstag, 21. März 2019 21:32
> AN: [log in to unmask]
> BETREFF: Re: Call fior book chapter proposals: Teaching Academic
> Writing as a Discipline-Specific Skill in Higher Education -- don't
> fall for rogue publishers
> 
> ​I believe sufficient information has been shared for EATAW members
> to make up their own minds on this matter. Continuing the discussion
> may frustrate some list members.
> 
> Thanks for the understanding of all concerned,
> 
> John
> 
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