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Comparisons of content and scientific quality indicators across peer-reviewed journal articles with more or less gender perspective: gender studies can do better

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  • Guy Madison

    (Umeå University)

  • Therese Söderlund

    (Umeå University)

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The field of gender studies has faced criticism for poor scholarship and methodology, both from within and outside academia. Here, we compare indicators of scientific quality across three samples of peer-reviewed journal articles with more, less and no gender perspective, on the assumption that gender studies tend to apply a gender perspective. The statements in the articles were content-analysed with respect to subject matter, their level of support in surrounding text, and other indicators of scientific quality. The higher the level of gender perspective, the lower was the scientific quality for seven out of nine indicators. Support was higher for the no gender perspective group, but did not differ across the two higher levels. We suggest that the impact of the field can be increased by implementing established research methods employed in other disciplines, especially in terms of bringing about desired social and societal change.

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  • Guy Madison & Therese Söderlund, 2018. "Comparisons of content and scientific quality indicators across peer-reviewed journal articles with more or less gender perspective: gender studies can do better," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 115(3), pages 1161-1183, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:115:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-018-2729-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-018-2729-3
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    1. Therese Söderlund & Guy Madison, 2015. "Characteristics of gender studies publications: a bibliometric analysis based on a Swedish population database," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 105(3), pages 1347-1387, December.
    2. Therese Söderlund & Guy Madison, 2017. "Objectivity and realms of explanation in academic journal articles concerning sex/gender: a comparison of Gender studies and the other social sciences," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 112(2), pages 1093-1109, August.
    3. Guy Madison & Therese Söderlund, 2016. "Can gender studies be studied? Reply to comments on Söderlund and Madison," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 108(1), pages 329-335, July.
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