The Problem Is Not Professional Publishing, But the Publish-or-Perish Culture

Sci Eng Ethics. 2019 Apr;25(2):617-619. doi: 10.1007/s11948-017-0015-z. Epub 2018 Jan 19.

Abstract

The publication of scientific papers has become increasingly problematic in the last decades. Even if we agree that a renewed model is needed for peer-reviewed scientific publication, we think the problem does not essentially lie in professional publishing-with economic incentives-but in the publish-or-perish culture that dominates the lives of researchers and academics.

Keywords: Peer-review; Publish-or-perish; Science publishing.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Peer Review*
  • Publishing*
  • Research Personnel