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Diala, Anthony C. ; Hussein, Nejat:
The Tsetse Fly Perched on the Scrotum : Publishing Problems in Academic Journals.
In: Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad = Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal.
Bd. 26
(2023)
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- S. 1-28.
ISSN 1727-3781
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2023/v26i0a15778
Abstract
South Africa's research incentive system rewards faculty members and affiliates for publishing in outlets that are "accredited" by the Department of Higher Education and Training. This arguably perverse incentive makes academic research a potentially aggressive numbers game. It is compounded by factors such as undue delay in peer review, difficulty in securing expert evaluators, and poor understanding of who constitutes a "peer". Despite the "publish or perish" pressure on researchers and the prohibition of the parallel submission of manuscripts by many journals, there is negligible research on publishing problems in South African journals. Informed by a literature survey, editorial experience and conversations with colleagues, this article seeks a dialogue about these problems, which it characterises as a tsetse fly perched on the scrotum. On the one hand, the current incentive system commodifies outputs and diverts attention from building knowledge with socially responsive research to building the financial coffers of universities and authors. On the other hand, inappropriate editorial interpretations of a "peer" and the gratis nature of peer evaluation encumber the publishing process. We argue that this situation erodes academic excellence, encourages the growth of predatory journals, and potentially harms national development.
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| Publikationsform: | Artikel in einer Zeitschrift |
|---|---|
| Begutachteter Beitrag: | Ja |
| Keywords: | higher education institutions; South Africa; Peer review; perverse research incentives |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Research Networks > African Studies Forschungseinrichtungen > Sonderforschungsbereiche, Forschergruppen > EXC 2052 - Africa Multiple: Afrikastudien neu gestalten |
| Titel an der UBT entstanden: | Nein |
| Themengebiete aus DDC: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften |
| Eingestellt am: | 02 Nov 2026 13:37 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 02 Nov 2026 13:37 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/99924 |