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July 16, 2020
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Amid growing criticism of the traditional “publish or perish” system for rewarding academic research, an international team has developed five principles that institutions can follow to measure and reward research integrity. Publishing on July 16, 2020 in the open access journal PLOS Biology, the team believes that applying these principles in academic hiring and promotion will enhance scientific integrity and amplify the benefits of research to society.
Canadian scientist Dr. David Moher led the team that developed the principles, which are referred to as the Hong Kong Principles, since they were presented and discussed during the 6th World Conference on Research Integrity in Hong Kong in 2019.
“The traditional ‘publish or perish’ system involves evaluating researchers based on the number of papers they publish, how often these papers are referenced by other researchers, and the value of research grants they are awarded” said Dr. Moher, a senior scientist and expert in scientific publishing at The Ottawa Hospital and associate professor at the University of Ottawa. “While easy to measure, these criteria do not give a full picture of the rigor of the researcher’s work, or of their contributions to research and society.”
The newly published Hong Kong Principles aim to fill this gap in the way that researchers are evaluated by their institutions. The five principles include:
The paper also includes examples of how each principle has been implemented and can be measured. “Because responsible research practices can be time and resource intensive, they may result in a smaller number of grants and publications,” said Dr. Moher. “These principles send a clear message that behaviors that foster research integrity need to be acknowledged and rewarded.”
More information: David Moher et al, The Hong Kong Principles for assessing researchers: Fostering research integrity, PLOS Biology (2020). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000737

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