Academic Pressure

In today’s competitive academic landscape, researchers face constant pressure to publish more while maintaining scholarly rigor, intensifying the quantity vs quality dilemma in research publishing. The “publish or perish” culture often rewards quantity, sometimes at the cost of research quality, originality, and ethical standards. This blog explores the ongoing quantity vs quality debate, highlighting how both influence career growth, recognition, and long-term academic survival. It also discusses the risks of metric-driven evaluations and emphasizes the need for a balanced approach that values impactful, responsible, and sustainable research practices.