Gatekeeping African studies: what does “editormetrics” indicate about journal governance?
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Editorships; Editormetrics; Research governance; Editorial inflation; Interlocking editorships; African studies; Global south;All these keywords.
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- O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
- O39 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Other
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