Academic citizenship post-pandemic: a call for praxis, fairness, and quality

Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana (2021) Academic citizenship post-pandemic: a call for praxis, fairness, and quality. IIUMToday, 29 Oct 2021.

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Abstract

Before 2000, not only do we hear little of perverse incentives in the news, we know almost nothing about hyper-competition and academic capitalism. Now, these phenomena have seen widespread uptake both in academia and universities, including those in this country. Evidence has been stacking up on questionable or unethical practices, such as plagiarism and self-plagiarism, fabrication of research data, salami-slicing, publication in predatory journals, guest authorships, and falsification of expertise or credentials as a publishing strategy and authorship abuse. Another more insidious practice includes “gaming the system” by manipulating the peer review process or forming citation cartels to boost ratings. The days of universities promoting altruism and good academic citizenry are fading away. Like a second skin, these phenomena have imprinted themselves upon the academics’ psyche. After 19 years of service, I do wonder about the strange climate that the universities and academia as a whole have ended up pursuing.

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Additional Information:	3951/93593
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Academic Citizenship; Post-COVID-19; Praxis, Quality; Universities
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF636 Applied psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics > BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2021 09:34
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2021 09:34
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/93593

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