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Original Articles

National Bias and Cultural Favorability in Scholarly Book Reviews

An Analysis of Selected Journals in Modern Languages and Literatures

Pages 51-61 | Published online: 21 Oct 2008

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  • 1989 . For a discussion of the importance of scholarly reviews for the scholarly record, see: David Shontz and Peggy Hsu, “Book Reviews in Psychology and Related Fields,” . Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian , 8 ( no. 1/2 ) : 14
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  • Rehman , Sajjadur . 1989 . “Professional versus Trade Book Reviewing Media: A Comparison,” . Collection Management , 11 ( no. 3/4 ) : 127 – 39 .
  • Greene , Robert J. and Spornick , Charles D. 1995 . “Favorable and Unfavorable Book Reviews: A Quantitative Study,” . The Journal of Academic Librarianship , 21 ( no. 6 ) November : 451 On the second point, seethe following
  • Glenn , Norval . 1978 . “On the Misuse of Book Reviews,” . Contemporary Sociology , 7 ( no. 3 ) May : 254 – 55 . On the point of using book reviews in tenure decisions, see the following
  • Carlo , Paula Wheeler and Natowitz , Allen . 1996 . “The Appearance of Praise in Choice Reviews of Outstanding and Favorably Assessed Books in American History, Geography and Area Studies.” . Collection Management , 20 ( no. 3/4 ) : 97 – 117 .
  • Champion , Dean J. and Michael , Morris F. 1973 . “A Content Analysis of Book Reviews in the AJS, ASR, and Social Forces.” . American Journal of Sociology , 78 ( no. 5 ) March : 1256 – 65 .
  • Fox , Judith. 1990 . “Choice as a Book Selection Tool in Sociology: A Comparison with Contemporary Sociology.” . Collection Management , 13 ( no. 1/2 ) : 135 – 52 .
  • Friedman , Lester D. 1993 . “British Insularity.” . Sight and Sound , 3 ( no. 8 ) August : 64
  • Glenn , Norval. 1978 . “On the Misuse of BookReviews.” . Contemporary Sociology , 7 ( no. 3 ) May : 254 – 55 .
  • Goldbeck-Wood , Sandra . 1997 . “Citing of research shows national bias.” . British Medical Journal , 315 September 27 : 766
  • Greene , Robert J. and Charles , Spornick D. 1995 . “Favorable and Unfavorable Book Reviews: A Quantitative Study.” . The Journal of Academic Librarianship , 21 ( no. 6 ) November : 449 – 53 .
  • Hargrave , Victoria E. 1948 . “A Comparison of Reviews of Books in the Social Sciences in General and in Scholarly Periodicals.” . Library Quarterly , 18 ( no. 3 ) : 206 – 17 .
  • Link , Ann M. 1998 . “US and Non-US Submissions: An Analysis of Reviewer Bias.” . JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association , 280 ( no. 3 ) July 15 : 246 – 47 .
  • Natowitz , Allen and Paula , Wheeler Carlo . 1997 . “Evaluating Review Content for Book Selection: An Analysis of American History Reviews in Choice, American Historical Review . Journal of American History.” College and Research Libraries , 58 July : 323 – 36 .
  • Macleod , Beth. 1981 . “Library Journal and Choice: A Review of Reviews.” . The Journal of Academic Librarianship , 1 ( no. 1 ) : 23 – 28 .
  • Parker , Jean McGruer . 1989 . “ Scholarly Book Reviews in Literature Journals as Collection Development Sources for Librarians.” . Collection Management , 11 ( no. 1/2 ) : 41 – 57 .
  • Peyre , Henri. 1963 . “What is Wrong with American Book-Reviewing?” . Daedalus , 92 ( no. 1 ) : 128 – 44 .
  • Rehman , Sajjadur . 1989 . “Professional versus Trade Book Reviewing Media: A Comparison.” . Collection Management , 11 ( no. 3/4 ) : 127 – 39 .
  • Regnery , Henry . 1966 . “Bias in Book Reviewing and Book Selection,” . American Library Association Bulletin , 60 ( no. 1 ) January : 57 – 62 .
  • Serebnick , Judith . 1984 . “An Analysis of Publishers of Books Reviewed in Key Library Journals.” . Library & Information Science Research , 6 : 289 – 303 .
  • Shontz , David and Hsu , Peggy . 1989 . “Book Reviews in Psychology and Related Fields.” . Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian , 8 ( no. 1/2 ) : 13 – 32 .
  • Snizek , William E. and Fuhrman , E. R. 1979 . “Some Factors Affecting the Evaluative Content of Book Reviews in Sociology.” . The American Sociologist , 14 May : 108 – 14 .
  • Snizek , William E. , Fuhrman , E. R. and Michael , Wood R. 1981 . “The Effect of Theory Group Association on the Evaluative Content of Book Reviews in Sociology.” . The American Sociologist , 16 August : 185 – 95 .
  • Tisdel , Kenneth S. 1958 . “Staff Reviewing in Library Book Selection.” . In Reviews in Library Book Selection. , Detroit : Wayne State University Press .
  • Wenneras , Christine and Wold , Agnes . 1997 . “Nepotism and sexism in peer-review.” . Nature , 367 ( no. 6631 ) May 22 : 341 – 43 .

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