When you're young, you have to publish in big name journals to survive. You can't risk your career. When you're old, you can't risk the career of students work

When you're young, you have to publish in big name journals to survive. You can't risk your career. When you're old, you can't risk the career of students working under you. This is a vicious cycle. To break it, the number-game evaluation for research grants and promotions should stop. Bean counters with fat bellies who manage grants and promotions won't probably understand all these.