Publication: ¿Por qué publicamos? prevalencia, motivaciones y consecuencias de publicar o perecer
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Se explora la prevalencia de la presión por publicar y sus efectos en el ejercicio profesional de los investigadores en ciencias de la comunicación en España. Mediante una encuesta online a 290 profesores de universidades públicas y privadas, mostramos como la presión por publicar en revistas científicas afecta a casi la totalidad de encuestados. Asimismo, las principales causas de esta presión proceden de los sistemas de evaluación y de uno mismo. Las motivaciones fundamentales para publicar son incrementar la reputación profesional y dejar huella en la especialidad, mientras que los efectos de la presión por publicar más destacados son el estrés, la fatiga emocional y la frustración por los fracasos de publicación. En cuanto al conflicto percibido entre docencia e investigación, el estudio alerta de un escenario en el que la excelencia investigadora puede ser a expensas o estar desconectada de la calidad docente. Se explora la prevalencia y efectos de cada una de estas variables en función de la edad, el género, el rango académico, los años de experiencia y la naturaleza (pública o privada) de la universidad.
The prevalence of the pressure to publish and its effects on the professional career of researchers in Communication sciences in Spain is explored. The data collected through an online survey of 290 scholars from public and private universities shows how the pressure to publish in scientific journals affects almost all respondents. Also, the main causes of this pressure come from the evaluation systems and the researchers themselves. The fundamental motivations for publishing are to increase the professional reputation and leave a mark in the field of expertise, while the most prominent effects of the pressure to publish are stress, emotional fatigue, and frustration over publication failures. Regarding the perceived conflict between teaching and research, the study warns of a scenario in which research excellence may be at the expense of, or be disconnected from, teaching excellence. The prevalence and effects of each of these dimensions is explored according to the age, gender, academic range, researches’ years of professional experience, and the nature (public or private) of the university.
The prevalence of the pressure to publish and its effects on the professional career of researchers in Communication sciences in Spain is explored. The data collected through an online survey of 290 scholars from public and private universities shows how the pressure to publish in scientific journals affects almost all respondents. Also, the main causes of this pressure come from the evaluation systems and the researchers themselves. The fundamental motivations for publishing are to increase the professional reputation and leave a mark in the field of expertise, while the most prominent effects of the pressure to publish are stress, emotional fatigue, and frustration over publication failures. Regarding the perceived conflict between teaching and research, the study warns of a scenario in which research excellence may be at the expense of, or be disconnected from, teaching excellence. The prevalence and effects of each of these dimensions is explored according to the age, gender, academic range, researches’ years of professional experience, and the nature (public or private) of the university.
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Publicar o Perecer, Ciencias de la Comunicación, Presión por publicar, Estrés, Aneca, Producción Científica, Publicación Científica, Investigadores, Profesores, Encuestas, Publish or Perish, Communication Sciences, Pressure to Publish, Stress, Aneca, Scientific Production, Scientific Publication, Researchers, Professors, Surveys
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Profesional de la Información, Vol.27, N.3 (2018), pp. 548-558