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Long Abstract
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The editorial field in anthropology is globally extensive and diverse, with anthropological journals published in all regions of the world; many of these journals are represented in Déjà Lu, the journal of WCAA/WAU. This roundtable features chief editors of anthropological journals in several parts of the world. As key players in the field of anthropological knowledge production, the panelists are invited to discuss the obstacles they face in ensuring global diversity on their editorial boards and in their publications, and to share any strategies and ideas for how to overcome these obstacles. Key topics will include editorial boards (and how they are composed), languages of publication, the refereeing process, global editorial monopolies in publication, open access, funding, diversity in authorship, and what kinds of evaluation metrics are used in different countries. Editors will also discuss the pressures they may or may not experience to be in global citation indexes, and how they are affected by what many describe as Anglo-American hegemony in anthropological theory and in citation indexes. In sum, this roundtable will map out global practices, problems, and hopes in anthropological publishing in several areas on the globe, and will explore what associations such as WAU can do to enhance global diversity in anthropological journal publishing.
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