17年の研究の結果、Ardiに関する11の論文が発表されました

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  • 17年間にわたる調査の結果、2009年にArdiに関する11編の論文が発表されました。
  • 15年間、チームは研究の論文を発表しなかったことが興味深いです。
  • 大学や他の機関からの資金援助が論文の不足にもかかわらず継続されたことは、励みになります。
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The article mentions that it took 17 years from the beginning of the investigation to the publication of the 11 papers on Ardi in 2009. During that time only one paper was published by the team members, in 1994. It is interesting that the team did not publish papers on the research for 15 years, for we live in the era of “publish or perish” – in other words, professors understand that they need to publish academic articles in order to keep their jobs, or at least to be able to advance their careers. True, 47 of the 70 investigators on the team were listed as authors on the 11 papers. Also, the publication of the papers all at once essentially guaranteed that the papers were given a lot of attention. Still, it is encouraging that the universities and other institutions that funded the research continued to support the team members despite the lack of papers. After all, “publish or perish” is largely due to the need for universities to be recognized as places where a lot of research is being done. High levels of publication lead to high evaluations, which helps attract students and funding to a particular university. The presence of good students and large research budgets help the school maintain its excellence. So the term “publish or perish” may not be quite as cynical as it first sounds.

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記事によれば、調査の開始から2009年のアルディピテクス・ラミドゥス（ラミドゥス猿人）の骨格化石標本に関する11の論文の公表まで17年かかったそうです。その間に、調査隊のメンバーによって発表された論文は、1994年の1本だけでした。調査隊が、15年間、調査に関する論文を発表しなかったことは興味深いです、なぜならば、我々は「論文を書け、さもなくば、去れ」[注]の時代に生きているからです ― 言い換えれば、彼らが仕事を失わないために、あるいは、少なくともキャリアを積むためには、学術論文を発表する必要があることを、教授たちは、理解しています。確かに、調査隊に属する70人の研究者のうち47人が、11の論文の著者として名前を連ねています。また、同時に論文が発表されたことも、必然的に、多くの注目を集めることを保証しました。それでも、その調査に資金を供給した大学や他の研究機関が、論文の不足にもかかわらず、調査隊のメンバーを支え続けたことは、励みとなることです。結局、「論文を書け、さもなくば、去れ」と言うのは、主に、大学が多くの研究がなされている場所と認められる必要があるためなのです。論文発表率の高さは、高い評価につながり、そして、高い評価は、特定の大学に学生や資金提供を引きつける助けとなるからです。優秀な学生の存在と大きな研究予算は、学校が、その優秀さを維持するのを助けるのです。それゆえ「論文を書け、さもなくば、去れ」という標語は、それが最初に思えるほど皮肉ではないのかも知れません。 [注] publish or perish パブリッシュ・オア・ペリッシュ◆論文などを書かない学者は消滅する◆【略】POP http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=publish+or+perish

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