Pressure To Publish Creates Bias In Science Literature

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 10:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Academics are being increasingly pressured to produce 'publishable' results and The quality of scientific research may be suffering as a consequence, according to a new PLoS ONE study. The analysis of papers in all disciplines shows that researchers report more "positive" results for their experiments in US states where academics publish more frequently. read more

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