• Ogmios@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Doesn’t even take direct pressure from others. Getting published is one of the best ways to gain access to funds/resources, and just as with every other profession many will succumb to the temptation to take shortcuts or fudge the truth in the pursuit of money and/or prestige. I knew one woman who gave up on pursuing a career in cultural anthropology because she had come to believe that getting published was more of an exercise in creative writing than in actual science.

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      It’s actually much more common than people think. Oh your numbers don’t match what the rest of every else’s says? Fudge the numbers a tiny bit nobody will notice. That way when you have to defend your work it’s a little easier because it’s in like with other work.