Abstract The internationalization of academic production has changed the publishing culture in all corners of the world with increasing participation of scholars from semi-peripheral countries in international journals ( Belcher, 2007 ). While there has been growing interest in how multilingual scholars see this internationalization process, little is known about Brazil. To address this gap, a survey was distributed to scholars (N = 290) from different research fields in this country. The analysis of the data revealed important disciplinary differences, suggesting the existence of a peripheral group of scholars inside this semi-peripheral country. The scholars from the exact and biological sciences reported that they publish in English much more frequently than Portuguese, and few reported language-related issues. They contested the existence of a nativeness bias, although some perceived prejudice against Latin-American research. Scholars from the humanities and the social sciences publish substantially less in international journals, reporting challenges particularly with language. Overall, the data suggest that international publication has become part of the disciplinary culture in Brazil in the hard sciences while the humanities and the social sciences seem to remain in a peripheral position. This appears to be particularly true for disciplines such as education and language and literature.

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半外围中的外围：巴西学者在国际社会中的参差不齐

摘要 学术生产的国际化改变了世界各个角落的出版文化，半边缘国家的学者越来越多地参与国际期刊（Belcher，2007）。虽然对多语言学者如何看待这一国际化进程越来越感兴趣，但对巴西知之甚少。为了弥补这一差距，向该国不同研究领域的学者（N = 290）分发了一项调查。对数据的分析揭示了重要的学科差异，表明在这个半边缘国家内部存在着一群边缘学者。来自精确科学和生物科学的学者报告说，他们用英语发表文章的频率远高于葡萄牙语，很少报告与语言相关的问题。他们质疑本土偏见的存在，尽管有些人认为对拉丁美洲研究有偏见。人文和社会科学领域的学者在国际期刊上发表的文章要少得多，他们报道的挑战尤其是语言方面的挑战。总体而言，数据表明，国际出版已成为巴西硬科学学科文化的一部分，而人文和社会科学似乎仍处于边缘地位。对于教育、语言和文学等学科来说尤其如此。数据表明，国际出版已成为巴西硬科学学科文化的一部分，而人文和社会科学似乎仍处于边缘地位。对于教育、语言和文学等学科来说尤其如此。数据表明，国际出版已成为巴西硬科学学科文化的一部分，而人文和社会科学似乎仍处于边缘地位。对于教育、语言和文学等学科来说尤其如此。