Author: Sofía García-Bullé
Publish or perish refers to the constant pressure on academicians to conduct and publish research and studies, especially in universities where research is the hub for attracting funds. Academicians are employed and remunerated in proportion to their research. The most common measure accrediting a researcher is the number of publications. This push for constant production could be affecting the quality of the studies performed. Problems have already arisen, such as the replicability crisis, which compromises the verification and validation of thousands of scientific and social sciences experiments.
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