Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 08, 2004 11:59 PM
Actually, there is more and more openness in the "publish or perish" academic world than you describe. Preprint archives which give access to papers before they are published establish a clear record of who first submitted an idea, not who first got it into a journal, which not only facilitates assignment of credit, but also encourages more rapid publication of early results.
And academic careers are ruined by the kind of theft you describe. The severity of punishment for publishing stolen information very effectively discourages it.
Don't knock a system until you know more about it. Open source is the academic culture in real time, and is working.
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"Publish or perish"
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 08, 2004 11:59 PMAnd academic careers are ruined by the kind of theft you describe. The severity of punishment for publishing stolen information very effectively discourages it.
Don't knock a system until you know more about it. Open source is the academic culture in real time, and is working.
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