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How methodological gaslighting derails academic careers — and how to recognise it before it’s too late Real case — anonymised: Sara P.T. spent six months designing her study. Mixed methods, solid literature base, a research question that genuinely required nuance. At the first meeting with her supervisor: “This doesn’t work. Too qualitative.” Second proposal, more…
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You spent 3 years (or more!) generating data. Then your supervisor denies you access. Refuses to let you publish. Takes it for their own papers. Sound familiar? The Evidence: Study of 2,400 postdocs reveals 29% experienced data access denial after leaving their lab [Mobley et al., 2020, eLife]. In STEM fields, that jumps to 41%.…
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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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