Davies, B. orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-7894 and Felappi, G. (2017) Publish or perish. Metaphilosophy, 48 (5). pp. 745-761. ISSN 0026-1068
Abstract
Funds and positions in philosophy should be awarded through systems that are reliable, objective, and efficient. One question usually taken to be relevant is how many publications people have in a group of well-respected journals. In the context of significant competition for jobs and funding, however, relying on quantity of publications creates a serious downside: the oft-lamented demand that we publish or perish. This article offers a systematic review of the problems involved in contemporary academic philosophy, and argues that the resulting situation is bad not just for individual philosophers but also for philosophy itself: we are not working as a discipline to as high a standard as we might. The article then suggests some potential solutions, including some more detailed considerations around what seems a particularly promising option: a professional code of conduct for philosophers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Metaphilosophy LLC and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Keywords: | academic publishing; code of conduct; journal submissions; Grice; publish or perish |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2023 15:25 |
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2023 15:25 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/meta.12269 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206840 |