Competitive science: Is competition ruining science?

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1229-1233

  Fang, Ferric C ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONFIRMATION BIAS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATION; CREATIVITY; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNDING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MALE; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REIMBURSEMENT; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGIST; WORK ENVIRONMENT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; SCIENCE;

EID: 84925372773     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.02939-14     Document Type: Editorial

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