R&D funding in the United States has shifted dramatically from federal dominance to industry leadership over recent decades. This transformation raises critical questions about research priorities, scientific independence, and scholarly publishing integrity, as industry-funded research operates under different incentives and constraints than federally funded work.
This SciPoll seeks expert perspectives on the sustainability of current funding trends, their influence on research directions, impact on publication practices, and implications for peer review. These insights will inform stakeholders across the scientific ecosystem as they navigate this changing landscape.
This SciPoll seeks expert perspectives on the sustainability of current funding trends, their influence on research directions, impact on publication practices, and implications for peer review. These insights will inform stakeholders across the scientific ecosystem as they navigate this changing landscape.