Sociologist 564a
Chicago
Post There is nothing wrong with publishing a lot. The problem is the competition this triggers. Productive people set standards that others have to strive for. This is what creates salami slicing, recycling of text, ideas and whatnot, not to mention the lack of well thought out and developed research in the discipline. Many people in sociology are capable of fantastic research. Instead they are forced to squeeze as many papers they can into the time they have, rather than doing something really great. this describes a lot of disciplines. soc is not alone.
There is nothing wrong with publishing a lot. The problem is the competition this triggers. Productive people set standards that others have to strive for. This is what creates salami slicing, recycling of text, ideas and whatnot, not to mention the lack of well thought out and developed research in the discipline. Many people in sociology are capable of fantastic research. Instead they are forced to squeeze as many papers they can into the time they have, rather than doing something really great. this describes a lot of disciplines. soc is not alone.
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