{"id":5554,"date":"2015-10-16T12:27:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/?p=5554"},"modified":"2015-10-15T09:35:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T14:35:04","slug":"publish-or-perish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/2015\/10\/16\/publish-or-perish\/","title":{"rendered":"An Academic Bind: &#8220;Publish or Perish&#8221; Means Playing It Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3584\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2012\/09\/96-percent.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3584\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2012\/09\/96-percent.jpeg\" alt=\"Poster by Mitch Rosenberg via zazzle.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2012\/09\/96-percent.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2012\/09\/96-percent-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/clippings\/files\/2012\/09\/96-percent-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Academics could be forgiven for phoning one in. Poster by Mitch Rosenberg via zazzle.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publish. Publish. Publish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Academics are expected to regularly publish in highly regarded journals as a measure of productivity, and therefore success. Whether as a graduate student hoping to land the perfect job or an early-career professor tackling the demanding process to earn tenure, academics experience a lot of stress.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a recent study published in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/asr.sagepub.com\/content\/80\/5\/875\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Sociological Review<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, research that delves deeper into already known concepts (what the authors call traditional research) is more likely to get published than research that contributes new connections and ideas to the field (innovative work). But researchers writing innovative studies are more likely to be awarded for their work, as their research has a higher impact. So, if academics are more likely to publish traditional work at a higher rate than risk no publications coming out of innovative research, we can see where the tension arises. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sociology.ucla.edu\/faculty\/jacob-foster\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob Foster<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the authors of the study, told the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/releases\/pressure-to-publish-or-perish-may-discourage-innovative-research-ucla-study-suggests\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCLA Newsroom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published papers that make a novel connection are rare but more highly rewarded. So what accounts for scientists\u2019 disposition to pursue tradition over innovation? Our evidence points to a simple explanation: Innovative research is a gamble whose payoff, on average, does not justify the risk. It\u2019s not a reliable way to accumulate scientific reward.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publish. Publish. Publish. Academics are expected to regularly publish in highly regarded journals as a measure of productivity, and therefore success. Whether as a graduate student hoping to land the perfect job or an early-career professor tackling the demanding process to earn tenure, academics experience a lot of stress. 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