Publish or perish mantra in the medical field: A systematic review of the reasons, consequences and remedies

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1562-1567

  Guraya, Salman Y ^a   Norman, Robert I ^b   Khoshhal, Khalid I ^a   Guraya, Shaista Salman ^a   Forgione, Antonello ^c,d  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Granda Hospital   (Italy)

^d AIMS Advanced International Miniinvasive Surgery Academy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic publications; Medical field; Plagiarism; Pressure to publish; Research ethics; Retraction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CITATION ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; FUNDING; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 85007440102     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.326.10490     Document Type: Review

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