Correcting the bias against interdisciplinary research.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24692451.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.02576 and PMC identifier 3971457.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
When making decisions about funding and jobs the scientific community should recognise that most of the tools used to evaluate scientific excellence are biased in favour of established disciplines and against interdisciplinary research.
Medical subject headings
- Bias
- Interdisciplinary Studies