Armond Anna Catharina Vieira, Kakuk Péter
Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Center of Ethics and Law in Biomedicine, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.
Account Res. 2023 Dec;30(8):766-775. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2022.2081917. Epub 2022 Jun 1.
Excessive publication pressure has been associated with detrimental aspects for individual researchers and scientific integrity but has not been well-studied in Eastern European countries. The aim of this study is to assess perceived publication pressure and its relationship with career stage, scientific field, and gender in Hungary. The survey included demographic questions, such as gender, age, scientific field, career stage, and the Revised Publication Pressure Questionnaire (PPQr). A total of 408 respondents completed the survey, 46% were female, and 54% were male. 45% are PhD students, 17% are postdocs or assistant professors, and 38% are associate or full professors. 31% are from the Biomedical Sciences, 39% from Natural Sciences, 18% from Social Sciences, and 12% from Humanities. Our results showed no significant disciplinary differences in perceived publication pressure. PhD students perceived a greater lack of resources than postdocs and professors. The same applied to postdocs and assistant professors when compared to associate professors. The findings also showed that female researchers perceive greater stress than male researchers. Our study highlights the need to improve mentoring during the development of early-career researchers. It also emphasizes the importance of organizational structures developing policies or strategies to address gender differences in academia.
过度的发表压力已被证明对个体研究人员和科学诚信存在不利影响，但在东欧国家尚未得到充分研究。本研究旨在评估匈牙利科研人员所感受到的发表压力，及其与职业阶段、科学领域和性别的关系。该调查涵盖了人口统计学问题，如性别、年龄、科学领域、职业阶段，以及修订后的发表压力问卷（PPQr）。共有408名受访者完成了调查，其中46%为女性，54%为男性。45%是博士生，17%是博士后或助理教授，38%是副教授或正教授。31%来自生物医学科学领域，39%来自自然科学领域，18%来自社会科学领域，12%来自人文科学领域。我们的研究结果表明，在感受到的发表压力方面，各学科之间没有显著差异。博士生比博士后和教授更感到资源匮乏。与副教授相比，博士后和助理教授也是如此。研究结果还表明，女性研究人员比男性研究人员感受到更大的压力。我们的研究强调了在早期职业研究人员发展过程中改善指导的必要性。它还强调了组织结构制定政策或战略以解决学术界性别差异问题的重要性。
