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    "data": {
        "id": 1976611,
        "msgid": "lecturer-careers-publication-or-contribution-1789282672",
        "date": "2026-09-13 13:11:27",
        "title": "Lecturer Careers: Publication or Contribution?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian higher education system is facing a crisis where scientific publication has become a mere administrative metric for career advancement. This shift prioritises quantitative metrics like journal indices over the actual qualitative impact and scientific value of research.",
        "content": "<p>For over two decades, universities in Indonesia have been driven to\nincrease research productivity through scientific publications. The more\narticles published, particularly in reputable indexed journals, the more\nproductive a lecturer is considered to be.<\/p>\n<p>This policy was initially understandable. Indonesia indeed needs to\nbuild a research culture and increase the presence of Indonesian\nscientists in global academic discourse. Publication in reputable\nscientific journals remains important as it allows research findings to\nbe peer-reviewed, recognised by the scientific community, further\ndeveloped, and utilised by society.<\/p>\n<p>However, problems arise when publication is no longer treated as a\nmeans to disseminate scientific contributions, but instead transforms\ninto a currency for academic careers. Lecturers are required to meet a\nspecific number of articles. Articles are directed towards specific\njournals. Journals are selected based on their index and quartile, and\ncitations are calculated.<\/p>\n<p>All of this is then converted into numerical values for promotions.\nConsequently, the questions that should be at the heart of scientific\nactivity\u2014what has been discovered, what is new, what has changed, and\nwho benefits?\u2014are being displaced by administrative requirements: how\nmany articles have been published and in which journals?<\/p>\n<p>Has research become a commodity?<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lecturer-careers-publication-or-contribution-1789282672",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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