User:Partofthemachine/Ideological capture
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When evaluating the reliability of sources, most editors consider academic publications to be highly reliable. Unfortunately, this is often not actually the case. Many academic disciplines suffer from what is known as "ideological capture", which is when adherence to an a priori set of beliefs is prioritized by an institution over other factors when making decisions. This has been demonstrated to happen with regularity in academic fields such as postcolonial studies, critical theory, queer theory, and others. Therefore, publications in these disciplines should not be considered reliable sources.