How to include and recognize the work of ornithologists based in the Neotropics: Fourteen actions for Ornithological Applications , Ornithology , and other global-scope journals

• Autores: Ruelas Inzunza, Ernesto; Cockle, Kristina Louise; Nuñez Montellano, Maria Gabriela; Fontana, Carla S.; Cuatianquiz Lima, Cecilia; Echeverry Galvis, María A.; Fernández Gómez, Ronald A.; Montaño Centellas, Flavia A.; Bonaccorso, Elisa; Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin; Cornelius, Cintia; Bosque, Carlos; Bugoni, Leandro; Salinas Melgoza, Alejandro; Renton, Katherine; Freile, Juan F.; Angulo, Fernando; Mugica Valdés, Lourdes; Velarde, Enriqueta; Cuadros, Sandra; Miño, Carolina Isabel
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: ACADEMIC PUBLISHING; EDITORIAL PRACTICE; EQUITY; NOVELTY; OPEN ACCESS; PEER REVIEW
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Global-scope scientific journals have played an important role in upholding a colonial legacy of north-south inequities in ornithology, and they now have a key role to play in increasing equity in scientific publishing. We explore common barriers faced by ornithologists in the Neotropics (Latin America and the Caribbean) and suggest priority actions that Ornithological Applications, Ornithology, and other global-scope ornithological journals can take to increase equity in publication and research uptake. Among the most important problems, we identified (1) restrictive(and north-biased) criteria for assessing research "importance" and "novelty" (2) the high publication costs of the Author Pay (Gold) Open Access model, (3) language hegemony, (4) under-representation of ornithologists from the Neotropics on editorial boards and as lead authorson invited articles, and (5) lack of attention to ethics of collaboration and citation. We recommend that Ornithological Applications, Ornithology, and other global-scope ornithological journals (1) adjust their criteria for publication with the aim to publish all scientifically robust and ethicallyrigorous ornithology research submitted by first authors based in the Neotropics, including negative results and articles on basic biology; (2) maintain or create options for free or low-cost publication; (3) offer the option of a submission and review process in Spanish (and possibly otherlanguages in the future); (4) increase the representation of ornithologists based in the Neotropics (especially women and those belonging to other marginalized groups) in core editorial teams and on editorial boards; and (5) introduce structured reflexivity statements, in which authors declare how local scientists were involved in the research and how equity was promoted in the collaboration that resulted in the manuscript. For these changes to be broadly effective in the long term, ornithologists across the Global South, and Indigenous, Brown, and Black ornithologists globally, should play lead roles in designing, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of journal policies and programs. Spanish and Portuguese translations are available in the supplementary material.
Fil: Ruelas Inzunza, Ernesto. Universidad Veracruzana. Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada; México
Fil: Cockle, Kristina Louise. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
Fil: Nuñez Montellano, Maria Gabriela. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Fontana, Carla S.. Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Brasil
Fil: Cuatianquiz Lima, Cecilia. Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala; México
Fil: Echeverry Galvis, María A.. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Fernández Gómez, Ronald A.. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Facultad de Ciencias; México
Fil: Montaño Centellas, Flavia A.. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés; Bolivia
Fil: Bonaccorso, Elisa. Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Ecuador
Fil: Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Cornelius, Cintia. Universidade Federal Do Amazonas; Brasil
Fil: Bosque, Carlos. Universidad Simon Bolivar.; Venezuela
Fil: Bugoni, Leandro. Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande.; Brasil
Fil: Salinas Melgoza, Alejandro. Universidad Michoacana San Nicolás de Hidalgo; México
Fil: Renton, Katherine. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Biología; México
Fil: Freile, Juan F.. No especifíca;
Fil: Angulo, Fernando. No especifíca;
Fil: Mugica Valdés, Lourdes. Universidad de la Habana. Facultad de Biología; Cuba
Fil: Velarde, Enriqueta. Universidad Veracruzana; México
Fil: Cuadros, Sandra. University of British Columbia; Canadá
Fil: Miño, Carolina Isabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina