Unfortunately, linguistic injustice matters

Unfortunately, linguistic injustice matters.

In a previous letter [1] I argued that the absolute dominance of the English language in scientific communication has led to linguistic injustice, arising for two main reasons: (i) non-native English-speaking scientists (NoNES) support all the costs of having a English as a common scientific language; and (ii) while native English-speaking scientists (NES) benefit for free from having a common ...

"Awkward wording. Rephrase": linguistic injustice in ecological journals.

International scientific communication is monolithically dominated by English, particularly within natural sciences [1,2]. The professional career of individual scientists relies on their ability to publish in internationally relevant journals, and writing in English is the only way to achieve this. Non-native English speakers (NoNES) seem to be clearly disadvantaged with respect to native Engl...

Rational Injustice

Different attempts have been made to answer Reich's question why the majority of those who are hungry don't steal and why the majority of those who are exploited don't strike. The two most influential approaches have been the ideological one and the gunman theory. The gunman theory seems to have the upper hand in that it not only explains many cases of successful oppression by a minority of a m...

Coronary artery remodelling in atherosclerosis: unfortunately unpredictable.

Coronary heart disease is the main cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and occurs because of the growth and complications of coronary atherosclerosis. Therefore, efforts in the understanding of how atherosclerotic plaques grow and undergo complications, and in identifying predictors of such dramatic events are welcome and worthwhile. Atherosclerosis has long been considered a relentless...

The Disutility of Injustice