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Research reveals that 10-30% of scientists face pressure to add undeserving authors (guest authorship) or exclude legitimate contributors (ghost authorship) [McNutt et al., 2018, PNAS]. The Evidence: 1. Hierarchy Beats Merit: Studies in Nature and PLOS ONE show that in 21% of publications, author order reflects power dynamics rather than actual contribution 2. Career Killer:
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The pursuit of advanced academic qualifications often comes with an unexpected companion: burnout. During my master’s thesis project, what began as intellectual passion gradually transformed into an overwhelming sense of exhaustion that threatened both my research and well-being. The descent into burnout wasn’t sudden but rather a gradual erosion of resilience. The pressure to produce
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by Anonymous What should have been an enlightening academic journey turned into a nightmarish experience due to a toxic research environment that undermined both my academic progress and mental well-being. The problems began shortly after joining the research group, where I encountered a deeply problematic dynamic between senior researchers and graduate students. My supervisor, while
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