Funding policies and publicizing Science

Abstract

The production and dissemination of scientific knowledge are fundamental pillars for the advancement of societies. However, funding mechanisms and science dissemination models are often questioned by researchers and specialists in the field. The current system for evaluating academic production, based on the number of publications and questionable metrics, has generated distortions in the process of scientific dissemination. In this scenario, a tension arises in a feedback loop: the pressure to publish is motivated by the competition for resources, which in turn determines the quality of scientific production. In Brazil, the funding system is tied to indicators that value the number of articles published more than the actual impact of the research. Capes and CNPq, the main funding bodies, have been signaling changes in this model, with a greater appreciation of the impact of research over society.