Gender focus

At the journal Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos we are aware that traditionally in the academy a model of scientific production and knowledge construction marked by androcentric and patriarchal biases has prevailed. In an effort to break this reality in academic and institutional dynamics and spaces, we share with our readers and editors our commitment to achieving gender equality. The journal Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos promotes the incorporation of a gender approach in the writing and publication of its articles, also advocating in a transversal way, for the dissemination and visibility of contributions made by women and non-binary people in the scientific field, past and present, as a mechanism to combat discrimination, inequality and violence that various groups have suffered systematically in the field of scientific production. To achieve these objectives, the journal Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos suggests a guide of considerations to be taken into account in the process of writing scientific papers; peer reviewers will especially take into account that the texts are respectful of inclusive language.

The journal Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos will also take into consideration those works that take into account the sex variable in the data collection process. In this way, the creation of indicators disaggregated by sex and gender indicators that can provide specific data on women or non-binary people is encouraged, as well as making comparisons with the data that refer to the category of men.

It will be positively valued that the works consider a bibliography that takes into consideration works that promote gender equality, as well as works that aim to contribute to knowledge within the framework of gender and that defend equality between human beings.

In research carried out by research teams or in co-authorship, it is recommended that gender balance is promoted in the people involved and that participation is carried out in an egalitarian and respectful manner, encouraging the values of non-violent communication, collaboration and collective work. Articles must be signed by all authors, with the full names of each one.

Following these recommendations, the journal Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos aims to ensure that both our authors and our readership take on and internalise values such as gender equality and equity, the richness of diversity and interdisciplinarity, the value of using participatory and egalitarian methodologies, the commitment to research for change and the improvement of society, and the importance of questioning and critical reflection.

 

Inclusive language

 

GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE FOR AN INCLUSIVE USE OF LANGUAGE

The Journal Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos, in its commitment to making the work of women and non-binary people in the scientific field more visible, offers its authors a series of ten recommendations to make their contributions more inclusive. This Decalogue, whose options are completely valid and appear in the grammar of Spanish, serves as a first step to highlight the role of these groups in their respective fields of study without making the male figure the preferred one.

As Ana Sánchez Isidoro points out in her course "MD Lenguaje Inclusivo" and as stipulated in the "Apuntes para la igualdad" of the University of Alicante, from Bajo Guadalquivir and Mundos Atlánticos we advise you to consult and follow, as far as possible, the recommendations indicated below:

 

1.- Avoid the use of the generic masculine whenever we talk about more people apart from the masculine ones.

2.- Make all people visible in our texts, without excluding anyone or being in greater or lesser numbers.

3.- Use all types of splitting to include all people in our writing, without abusing or making our texts difficult to understand. Alternate the order of appearance of masculine and feminine forms in the split forms.

  • 4.- Include slashes or hyphens to add feminine or masculine endings to gendered words, only in short documents, forms or e-mails.
  • 5.- It is recommended that the use of -@, -x and -e should only be used in colloquial texts with a very specific purpose.
  • 6.- Change the wording of sentences using the great linguistic variety that exists in the Spanish language, such as the different types of nouns (collective, epicene, common), passive sentences, omission of the subject or words without gender charge (every, minority, etc.).
  • 7.- Use feminine nouns for positions and professions held by women: ministers, conductresses, architects, programmers... and which fall within the norm (remember that certain professions have the same word for the feminine and masculine).
  • 8.- Pay attention to images and/or audiovisual messages (advertising, among others) that are not in accordance with the use of inclusive language and that, consequently, contribute to the construction of stereotypes of women or men.
  • Be consistent in the use of egalitarian language throughout the discourse. The text should reflect non-sexist language in all its parts, including and naming all the people to whom it is addressed and to whom it refers.
  • 10.- To know that there are more options than the binary (masculine and feminine marking) to make all people visible in the discourse.

 

Below, we attach works and manuals to deepen the work of scientific production with a gender perspective, which may be useful and of interest: