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Published papers became the University's hire metric. So now work is focused on publishing. The "hire metric" problem seems to have poisoned all jobs, science
by infogulch 10y ago
Published papers became the University's hire metric. So now work is focused on publishing.
The "hire metric" problem seems to have poisoned all jobs, science work not exempt.
- jballanc 10y agoRight, but this wouldn't be as big of a problem for science if it weren't for the fact that the tradition of scientific journals was already focused on publishing positive results. There are efforts underway that may eventually change this (Open Data, Open Publishing, pre-print servers, etc.), but it's a big ship to turn.