@article{3076,
  keywords = {academic publishing, early career researcher, ethics, Funding, open access, publication system, Publishing},
  author = {Aurore Receveur and Jonathan Bonfanti and Stephanie D'Agata and Andrew J. Helmstetter and Nikki A. Moore and Brunno F. Oliveira and Cathleen Petit-Cailleux and Erica Rievrs Borges and Marieke Schultz and Aaron N. Sexton and Devi Veytia},
  title = {David versus Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system},
  abstract = {The publish-or-perish culture in academia has catalysed the development of an unethical publishing system. This system is characterised by the proliferation of journals and publishers—unaffiliated with learned societies or universities—that maintain extremely large revenues and profit margins diverting funds away from the academic community. Early career researchers (ECRs) are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of this publishing system because of intersecting factors, including pressure to pursue high impact publications, rising publication costs and job insecurity. Moving towards a more ethical system requires that scientists advocate for structural change by making career choices that come with risks, many of which disproportionately impact ECRs. We illuminate major issues facing ECRs in Ecology and Evolution under the current publishing system, and propose a portfolio of actions to promote systemic change that can be implemented by ECRs and established researchers.},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Ecology Letters},
  volume = {27},
  pages = {e14395},
  month = {2024},
  issn = {1461-0248},
  url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ele.14395},
  doi = {10.1111/ele.14395},
  language = {en},
}