Who navigates the “elite” of communication journals? The participation of BRICS universities in top-ranked publications
Naiza Comel,
Francisco Paulo Jamil Marques,
Luiz Otávio Prendin Costa
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Despite the increasing volume of research addressing the relevance of de-Westernizing Media Studies, we lack a comparative evaluation of the performance of Global South universities regarding their presence in the most prestigious domains within the field of Communication. Against this background, the article explores if and to what extent the publication of articles authored by BRICS-based scholars in top-ranked journals is restricted to a handful of academic institutions – making th… Show more
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