"Blacklists" and "whitelists": a salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing

doi:10.5195/jmla.2018.490

. 2018 Oct;106(4):527-530.

doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.490. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

"Blacklists" and "whitelists": a salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing

Frank Houghton¹, Sharon Houghton²

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¹ Director, HEALR Research Group, Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland.
² Psychology Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

PMID: 30271301
PMCID: PMC6148600
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2018.490

"Blacklists" and "whitelists": a salutary warning concerning the prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory publishing

Frank Houghton et al. J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Oct.

. 2018 Oct;106(4):527-530.

doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.490. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

Authors

Frank Houghton¹, Sharon Houghton²

Affiliations

¹ Director, HEALR Research Group, Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland.
² Psychology Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

PMID: 30271301
PMCID: PMC6148600
DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2018.490

Abstract

This commentary addresses the widespread use of racist language in discussions concerning predatory publishing. Examples include terminology such as blacklists, whitelists, and black sheep. The use of such terms does not merely reflect a racist culture, but also serves to legitimize and perpetuate it.

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[10] Danevska L, Spiroski M, Donev D, Pop-Jordanova N, Polenakovic M. How to recognize and avoid potential, possible, or probable predatory open-access publishers, standalone, and hijacked journals. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2016 Nov 1;37(2–3):5–13. - PubMed

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