‘Devastating career event’: scientists caught out by change to Australian Research Council fine print
by Donna Lu from Science | The Guardian on (#5NJ5Q)
Researchers say a ban on preprint material citations in funding applications is a remarkably stupid own-goal for Australian science'
Researchers have been deemed ineligible for critical career grants by the Australian Research Council as the result of a rule change that has been described as punitive, extraordinary" and out of keeping with modern scientific practices.
Researchers are devastated and angry after being ruled out for Australian Research Council (ARC) fellowships because of a new requirement that bans preprint material from being cited in funding applications, with several saying it spells the end of their careers in academia or Australian universities.
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