This is such a huge problem. The worst part is that the system encourages it. If the only way you can judge your potential candidates is the awful publish or perish model, you are 100% creating a...
This is such a huge problem.
The worst part is that the system encourages it. If the only way you can judge your potential candidates is the awful publish or perish model, you are 100% creating a market for falsified research, which costs millions and lives. The degree to just how awful this is isn't talked about nearly enough, and casts doubt over entire fields.
Here's a free link (courtesy of my local library): https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc?st=6321ad49nqtdpar
This is such a huge problem.
The worst part is that the system encourages it. If the only way you can judge your potential candidates is the awful publish or perish model, you are 100% creating a market for falsified research, which costs millions and lives. The degree to just how awful this is isn't talked about nearly enough, and casts doubt over entire fields.
I don't have a subscription, but the first paragraph and headline are interesting
Oh, the irony.
This is not an archive link but those are common here
Here's a free link (courtesy of my local library): https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc?st=6321ad49nqtdpar
Mirror, for those hit by the paywall:
https://archive.ph/QZxfa