Set Them Free: A Manifesto Towards Moving Beyond Academic Imperialism - The Wire Science

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• The researchers who can publish their work in ‘prestige journals’ are automatically classified as ‘prestigious researchers’.
• More incentives, advantages and opportunities are systematically poured into these researchers’ work as a matter of policy.
• In Indonesia, policymakers argue that these journals are selected in a way that will entice their academics towards global acceptance.
• Universities throughout Indonesia have used prestige-based indicators this way to create a roadmap for progress that closely parallels imperialism."