Requiring researchers to contribute something to Wikipedia is not without some questions, but is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, along with other open access initiatives.
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Publish (in wikipedia) or perish
"Publish or perish" has been the mantra for university researchers for many decades. The need to appear in print has enabled the growth of the academic publishing industry, which essentially takes possession of the product of thousands of hours academic labour and sells it back to the producer. (For a good account of medical journals see here)
Requiring researchers to contribute something to Wikipedia is not without some questions, but is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, along with other open access initiatives.
Requiring researchers to contribute something to Wikipedia is not without some questions, but is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, along with other open access initiatives.
