Publish AND perish: Medical researchers under pressure
How increasing pressures on scientists link to professional burnout and misconduct
Published 6 May 2016
Psychiatrist Dr Joeri Tijdink discusses his research into how increasing pressures on science and medical researchers to win funding, achieve positive research results and publish in highly esteemed journals may be linked to professional burnout and even research misconduct.
“Interestingly, the number of young scientists that admitted that they have committed severe research misconduct was higher [than] among professors,” says Dr Tijdink.
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