Becoming a journal reviewer: exploring comparative perspectives A Compare journal workshop for reviewers and authors

Workshop facilitators: Prof. Sheila Trahar (University of Bristol and current Co-Editor of Compare: a journal of comparative and international education) and Prof. Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia and editorial... [ view full abstract ]

Workshop facilitators: Prof. Sheila Trahar (University of Bristol and current Co-Editor of Compare: a journal of comparative and international education) and Prof. Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia and editorial board member of Compare and International Journal of Educational Development)

The aim of this workshop is to investigate institutional practices within comparative education and international education journals published in the Global North that sometimes serve to exclude junior scholars and writers based in the South. We will begin with comparative analysis of and reflection on current reviewing practices from the perspectives of authors, editors and reviewers. We will explore the implications for reviewing and editing: how can reviewers take a ‘situated’ approach to understanding and responding to unfamiliar academic literacy practices, when faced with the challenge of reading and engaging with articles that are anonymised for the peer review process?

This workshop is connected with the BAICE-funded Writing for Compare programme, which was set up in 2007 by Theresa Lillis, Anna Magyar and Anna Robinson-Pant (then editor) as a way of addressing inequalities in publishing.

We welcome reviewers from Compare and other journals in this field, including editors and reviewers of institutional and national journals based in the Global South. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for published authors who would like to become a journal reviewer to find out more about what is involved.