It is the case, but usually only mandated after a year and only if you used federal funding. but now that there are preprints, we can see the research much fast

It is the case, but usually only mandated after a year and only if you used federal funding. but now that there are preprints, we can see the research much faster so papers in expensive journals matter less (except for promotion where bean counters dtill ebjoy tjeir excel sheets to sum and multiply impact facotrs).