Indian payment-for-papers proposal rattles scientists

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Summary:

"Indian scientists are criticizing a government proposal to pay graduate students who publish in select journals. They fear that it could degrade the quality of research and lead to an increase in scientific misconduct, by incentivizing publishing rather than good science...."

Link:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00514-1

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oa.new oa.india oa.students oa.negative oa.incentives oa.risks oa.quality oa.journals oa.prestige oa.south

Date tagged:

02/17/2019, 12:44

Date published:

02/17/2019, 07:44