How to address the geographical bias in academic publishing

⇒ Academic publishing is dominated by WesternEurope and North America or the Global North, leading to a disparity in representation and access to research from other regions, particularly low-income and middle-income countries or the Global South.⇒ Journals from the Global South face challenges in competing with Global North journals in terms of prestige and finances, which hinders their recognition and impact.⇒ To diversify academic publishing, strategies should focus on improving the impact factor of Global South journals, such as requiring citation of relevant articles from within the region and copublishing with international journals.⇒ Decentralising editorial boards, addressing the language bias towards English and establishing independent regional-level citation databases can contribute to improving the quality and representation of Global South journals.