“The Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies (CJCS) is committed to publishing research and scholarship on the analysis of media and culture. The journal pays particular attention to original research related to the Catalan cultural and media systems or to any broader issue in this field of specific interest from a Catalan perspective.

Media, communication and cultural studies have experienced significant growth in Catalonia and the broader Catalan-speaking area. An increasing number of universities now offer courses at degree and Masters level in these fields. Academic activity is flourishing at research centres and departments dedicated to Journalism, Television, Radio, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Popular Culture and Cultural Studies. CJCS aims to provide an international discussion forum for critical thought and study in these fields.” (extracted from upper link)

I started to wonder whether it is more fruitful for Catalan researchers as well as for Catalan research promoters to encourage people to publish in already existing English journals. [As the journal seems concerned with the reach of an international profile (assuming English as a lingua franca for international researchers).]. I don’t have the answer. But I know that the publish or perish dictate does allow for a lot of superfluous and duplicate communications and papers. Just by the need to publish something. Nevertheless, it is true that a lot of things are being done and little is told about them. But,IMHO, publishing in a Catalan Journal for Catalan readers may not be the best way to reach it’s aim and scope of internationalization. Plus, if something interesting is flourishing out of Catalan media and communication landscape it is certainly not only in Academic grounds. For instance, our resarch draws on guifi.net! who won the catalan 2007 telecommunications national award and was granted membership to the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) and, by the time, had little to do with academia (except most of his members are highly skilled people).

But, hey, it is just a quick thought

meanwhile, I have enjoyed the way these people (DonesTech) have “internationalized” their research about gender inqualities and technology uses (and practices, and plays, and angers, and…) which is great;  see  http://subvideo.tv/player.php?id=88&sv=70 (subtitles available in Catalan, Spansih, English and French) and http://www.donestech.net/ca/doculela_in_words

Enjoy!

RAX!