‘Publish or perish’: Family life and academic research productivity

‘ Publish or perish ’ : Family life and academic research productivity

A large body of literature exists across different contexts on unequal societal role burdens experienced by the different sexes (Cornwall, Harrison & Whitehead, 2007; Faust, 2013; Jacobs, 1996; Kabeer, 2005; Powell, 2005; Rao, 2006; Rao & Kelleher, 2003; Smyth, 2007; Unterhalter & North, 2011; Wendoh & Wallace, 2005), as well as in the South African context (Geisler, 2000; Hassim, 2006; McEwan,...

Publish or perish, publish and perish.

Aiming the internationalization, BDS intensifies actions for establishing multidisciplinary partnerships, for searching institutional support, and for educating the national scientific community about the importance of valuing national science. The media for exposing this knowledge must be a national media. Publishing quality Brazilian science in national journals using international language m...

Publish or perish?

Publish or perish

When scientists bemoan the relentless pressure to publish or perish, they rarely spare a thought for the effect of this pressure on the publisher. For some reason, the publisher, and minions such as editors, are blamed for being the main barrier to the process of publication. At the same time, publishers are blamed for the ridiculous proliferation in journals of all kinds, especially those that...

Misconduct : The Peril of Publish or Perish

Scientific research is increasingly recognized as a vital catalyst and important index for national development.1 In many countries, it is scientific research, rather than rich natural resources, that has a direct bearing on economy and development.2 Despite the increased standard of living due to oil, gas, and tourism, the scientific output from rapidly modernizing and emerging economies (e.g....