The impact of publication pressure on scientific research from the perspective of reflexivity
The hazards of"publish or perish"have garnered significant attention.However,the impact of publication pressure on the direction of scientific research through researchers'cognition and behavior remains underexplored.As the primary agents of scientific activities,researchers act as intermediaries in facilitating the positive development of scientific research.Both the Merton School and the Paris School argue that the operational logic of science rewards depends on the institutional environment that shapes the behavior of researchers.However,their perspective overlooks the fact that researchers'reflexive cognition may be altering the trajectory of scientif-ic development from the bottom up.Reflexivity refers to an individual's reflection on past situations,which actively influences the events in which they participate.This is a constructive process where reality impacts cognition,and cognition,in turn,generates new realities.Publication pressure is not merely a product of the environment acting on the individual;it also drives individuals to construct new realities based on their cog-nition.Therefore,this paper explores the impact of publication pressure on scientific research,emphasizing the reflexive role of re-searchers in the scientific enterprise and re-examining whether science rewards are oriented towards a responsible and innovative de-velopment path.This paper addresses the issue of reflexivity in the science reward system and constructs the reflexive relationship of"science re-ward and evaluation system-publication pressure-scientific research."Publication pressure is intensified by the scarcity of re-sources highlighted through scientific reward mechanisms and the increased publication requirements of a quantitatively oriented re-search evaluation system.Researchers reflexively choose to deviate from the optimal development of scientific research in terms of re-search attitudes(diffusion of responsibility in collaborative research),research topic selection(marginalization of repetitive research),and research writing(positivity bias in academic language).The excessive focus on innovation within scientific reward mechanisms o-verlooks the need for responsible,objective,and reproducible scientific research.Therefore,it is crucial to manage responsibility pro-actively and promote a shift in publishing practices to encourage pragmatic innovation.
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