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So let me get this straight. In order for attribution (credit to researchers) to work correctly, we should require them to publish anonymously? I don't think t
by js8 11y ago
So let me get this straight. In order for attribution (credit to researchers) to work correctly, we should require them to publish anonymously?
I don't think there is a free lunch here. Either you are using publication record to determine who should get paid or tenure, and then you will have problems with bias, or you are not doing that, and then the authorship of the papers doesn't really matter too much.
- abdullahkhalids 11y agoThe author can have a list of papers (verified by journals) that he has published. He can show the list to the hiring/tenure committee.
- nickff 11y agoThe author or journal could also provide a cryptographic means of verifying the identity of the author.
- fixermark 11y agoIt'd have to be the author. Otherwise, we're putting a lot of trust in journals as the gatekeepers of the true identities of their content creators. That seems like a fine opportunity for corruption.
- js8 11y agoSo basically, author(s) would be anonymous before the paper is accepted for publication?