Publish or perish, but at what cost?

J Clin Invest. 2008 Jul;118(7):2368. doi: 10.1172/JCI36371.

Abstract

The academic scientific enterprise rewards those with the longest CVs and the most publications. Under pressure to generate voluminous output, scientists often fall prey to double publishing, self plagiarism, and submitting the "minimal publishable unit." Are these ethical gray areas, or true transgressions?

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Copyright
  • Duplicate Publications as Topic
  • Humans
  • Periodicals as Topic / ethics
  • Periodicals as Topic / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Publishing / ethics*
  • Scientific Misconduct*