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Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists

Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
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  1. Chris Simms

    1. Chris Simms is a science writer based in Somerset, UK.

Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers.

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Nature 647, 565-566 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03623-2

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