Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study

This study investigates whether publication-centric incentive systems, introduced through the National Scientific Accreditation (ASN: Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) for professorships in Italy in 2012, contribute to adopting “salami publishing” strategies among Italian academics.

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Main Author: D’Angelo Ciriaco Andrea
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Data and Information Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0005
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spelling doaj-art-da3075a3c4904cce9da1baa68eddd3fd2025-08-20T02:00:48ZengSciendoJournal of Data and Information Science2543-683X2024-12-011017410010.2478/jdis-2025-0005Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical studyD’Angelo Ciriaco Andrea0Department of Engineering and Management, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome00133, ItalyThis study investigates whether publication-centric incentive systems, introduced through the National Scientific Accreditation (ASN: Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) for professorships in Italy in 2012, contribute to adopting “salami publishing” strategies among Italian academics.https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0005fragmented publishingscientific misconductopportunistic behaviorresearch assessmentbibliometrics
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Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study
Journal of Data and Information Science
fragmented publishing
scientific misconduct
opportunistic behavior
research assessment
bibliometrics
title Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study
title_full Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study
title_fullStr Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study
title_full_unstemmed Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study
title_short Examining “Salami slicing” publications as a side-effect of research performance evaluation: An empirical study
title_sort examining salami slicing publications as a side effect of research performance evaluation an empirical study
topic fragmented publishing
scientific misconduct
opportunistic behavior
research assessment
bibliometrics
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0005
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