My PhD supervisor is a journal snob and it is holding us back on PostgraduateForum.com

postdocholiday 1 post
6 years ago

Instead of encouraging/pushing us to publish work during our PhD, he is extracting the best experiments with a view to creating some uber-paper that he's dreaming of. Can I just go over his head?

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pm133 1246 posts
6 years ago

Quote From postdocholiday:
Instead of encouraging/pushing us to publish work during our PhD, he is extracting the best experiments with a view to creating some uber-paper that he's dreaming of. Can I just go over his head?

Probably not but your supervisor's attitude drives me insane.
Acacdemia is absolutely obsessed with league tables, Russell Group unis and impact factors rather than good research.
It is beyond farcical.

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Bloop 22 posts
6 years ago

Quote From postdocholiday:
Instead of encouraging/pushing us to publish work during our PhD, he is extracting the best experiments with a view to creating some uber-paper that he's dreaming of. Can I just go over his head?

You may not be able to over-rule him, and neither should you, because he can throw you under the bus for not listening to him. However, I suggest speaking to your co-supervisors (if any) and getting them to step in and have a word regarding publishing.

My PhD supervisor is a journal snob and it is holding us back

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