Chinese government bulldozes ‘publish or perish’ mentality
Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say
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Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say
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