The Inherent Drawbacks of the Pressure to Publish in Health Sciences: Good or Bad Science

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira (Author) FMUP; Teresa Magalhães (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: F1000Research

Vol. 4

Final page: 419

ISSN: 2046-1402

Publisher: F1000Research

Indexing

Scopus - 18 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-EGW

DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.6809.2

Abstract (EN): In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of scientific publications- it is the era of "hunting the article". This commentary discusses the drawbacks of the pressure to publish that certainly contribute to the 'dark side' of science. In fact, health science career progression greatly relies on the number of scientific publications a researcher has, and in many cases these may be more valorized than the health services provided. Of course, scientific publications help to develop the skills of health care professionals, but as Einstein highlighted " not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts". © 2016 Dinis-Oliveira RJ and Magalhães T.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific