research evaluation

In today’s academia, the lines between the identity of a researcher devoted to following the trail of knowledge and the identity of a performance-driven academic focused solely on producing publications are increasingly blurred. For many scholars, publishing is no longer just a contribution to science but a mandatory step for climbing the academic career ladder. This is not a matter of individual choice, it is deeply structural. Evaluation systems that reward where research is published rather than the quality of the process itself are a major driver of this shift.