摘要
To the Editor:In an era where publications in science citation index(SCI)journals speak louder to employers and the government than patients,gratitude,"How's your paper doing"has become the new"Hello"amongst young Chinese doctors?11 Although the pressure to publish means that doctors remain abreast of medical advances and also stimulates critical thinking,121 this is a means,not an end.Fve noticed the extents that colleagues are prepared to go to have their articles published,including conducting meaningless experiments,analyzing irrelevant data,and writing redundant reviews.This is especially evident amongst medical graduate students in China who are expected to complete their studies with at least one publication;however,because they have only just begun their clinical work,they actually have 1ittie insight into their eventual specialty.The significance of publishing something outweighs the content.
