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Mahoney, Terry J.
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In: Astronomy for developing countries. Proceedings of a Special Session of the XXIV General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union held at the Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 14-16 August 2000. Edited by Alan H. Batten. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, ISBN 1-58381-067-6, 2001, p. 333 - 339
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Astronomers from non-English-speaking countries, who form a sizeable
proportion of the astronomical research community, are obliged to
communicate the results of their investigations in a language that is
not their own. Consequently, good science is frequently masked by poor
command of English, which can create an unnecessary barrier to the
communication of scientific results. A suggested method of surmounting
the language barrier is the setting up of scientific editorial services
in at least the major astronomical centres. It is further argued that
journal editors, rather than scientific referees, should be responsible
for judging the linguistic and stylistic quality of articles presented
for publication. The peer-review system would then be restricted
exclusively to the scientific rather than linguistic content of papers
presented. The scientific Editorial Service of the Instituto de
Astrofisica de Canarias, in operation since 1996, is briefly described
in this context.