克服热带安第斯的出版分歧:当地研究人员对挑战和解决方案的见解
Jose W Valdez1,2, Lucía Castro Vergara3, Gabriela Orihuela3
1German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
PloS one
|June 26, 2024
概括
热带安第斯地区的研究人员面临着出版障碍. 一个研讨会和调查揭示了诸如培训和资源获取不足等挑战,并提供了解决方案,以促进这个生物多样性地区的科学产出.
科学领域:
- 在热带安第斯山脉进行生物多样性研究和保护.
- 南美洲的生态研究.
背景情况:
- 热带安第斯是一个高度生物多样性的地区,对生态研究至关重要.
- 与邻国相比,玻利维亚,厄瓜多尔和秘鲁的研究人员的出版率历史上较低.
研究的目的:
- 了解和解决发表在热带安第斯研究人员之间的分歧.
- 确定区域研究人员面临的挑战,并探索潜在的解决方案.
主要方法:
- 一场为期三天的研讨会专注于科学写作,出版策略和克服障碍.
- 调查旨在收集有关人口统计,出版障碍和建议解决方案的数据.
主要成果:
- 超过500名研究人员,大多数是经验丰富的专业人士,注册参加了这次研讨会,这表明需求很高.
- 确定的主要挑战包括培训不足,语言障碍,资源有限以及缺乏机构支持.
- 个人障碍包括缺乏经验,缺乏自信,以及害怕被拒绝.
结论:
- 针对性的干预措施,如研讨会和改善资源的可访问性,可以帮助释放未开发的科学知识.
- 促进协作网络和促进鼓励出版的文化是必不可少的.
- 解决热带安第斯研究人员的特定需求可以帮助缩小出版物差距,增强区域科学贡献.
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