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Incentives to Publish

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Nils Petter Gleditsch
Nils Petter Gleditsch*
Affiliation:
Centre for the Study of Civil War, International Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Hausmanns Gate 7, NO-0186 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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E-mail: nilspg@prio.no
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Abstract

European political scientists lag behind their US counterparts when it comes to publication in peer-reviewed outlets and for many established academics publication declines as they reach more advanced stages of their careers. I attribute this mainly to a lack of incentives to publish more, and through better channels. Based mainly on recent Norwegian developments, I acknowledge that efforts are being made to improve the situation, but argue that more can be done by universities, research institutes, and research councils.

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publicationpeer reviewpolitical scienceincentives

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Symposium
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European Political Science , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 2007, pp. 185 - 191
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Copyright © 2007 European Consortium for Political Research

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