Editorial
doi: 10.1172/JCI36371.
Publish or perish, but at what cost?
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- DOI: 10.1172/JCI36371
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Editorial
Publish or perish, but at what cost?
J Clin Invest.
2008 Jul.
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?
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