The Scientific Journal: An Element of Analysis of the Human and Social Sciences

This article addresses the question of the structure of the field of the human & social sciences, taking as a point of entry the scientific journals of these disciplines, in particular, in the case of Moroccan scientific production. Through an analysis of the structure & functioning of a var...

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Published in:African sociological review 2009-01, Vol.13 (1), p.168-183
Main Authors: Gerard, Etienne, Kleiche-Dray, Mina
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Humanities
Morocco
Periodicals
Publishing
Scientists
Social Science Research
Social Theories
Social theory
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Summary:This article addresses the question of the structure of the field of the human & social sciences, taking as a point of entry the scientific journals of these disciplines, in particular, in the case of Moroccan scientific production. Through an analysis of the structure & functioning of a variety of journals of the human & social sciences, the authors seek to show that this production constitutes an index of the structure of the scientific field. This article shows notably that a disciplinary focalization corresponds to a refocusing of the journals on themselves -- & thus to a certain regrouping of researchers around scientific objects, norms of publication, or even models of treating these objects. Furthermore, journals narrow their interest to certain scientific objects, & probably owe the growing importance of their nucleus of contributors to this specialization & to the visibility gradually acquired by the journal -- in sum, to a certain monopoly of scientific production.
ISSN:1027-4332