Have you ever felt compelled to publish work you considered premature or incomplete?

Answer Explanations

• Yes

  user-614985
  There was pressure from the perspective of the scientific project I had participated. 
• No

  user-612527
  Have never felt personally compelled to publish work that was not final
• Yes

  user-683654
  That was done when I considered that the reviews opinion will make me to know the areas of the research I had not properly done it or what I should do more to fill up the gaps.
• No

  user-515289
  I always prefer to publish only results of completed experimental research or at least part of the experiment
• Yes

  user-37487
  Sometimes you need to publish because of a quota required so that you show productivity in your next evaluation, for example in some scientific institutions you need to publish at least x papers in the perior under evaluation. So, no matter quality you just to publish "to survive" (publish or perish)
• Yes

  user-967592
  Peer pressure and also pressure from the top management of the organizations for accreditation and ranking
• Yes

  user-412773
  To get funding we have enormous pressure to publish. Therefore, at some point, I decided to stop an investigation, which could have resulted in a more complete and impactful story, by having the article published before a deadline.
• Yes

  user-505763
  Yes, usually graduate programs have high demand for high-impact publications, often without much concern for the quality of the study, stages of development, statistics, among other factors.
• Yes

  user-787588
  I have published one paper which I considered incomplete because we obtained relevant results in a topic that was original and nobody had previously published before. We were afraid that some other group would publish similar results and, therefore, eliminate the possibility of our work being original. That's why we published our results prematurely. 
  However, I think that sometimes an original result is valuable per se and does not need to be "decorated" with molecular or cellular mechanisms that take a lot of time to obtain. 
• Yes

  user-753537
  Not for papers in which I'm PI, but I've been involved in projects as coauthor in which I felt the manuscript was submitted too early, too soon. Reasons were not always clear, but include e.g. PhD students needing to complete their thesis work including published papers or postdocs attheir contract. 
• No

  user-866827
  Because of being in a teaching environment there is less pressure
• Yes

  user-465954
  Yes, there have been instances where I felt that some studies could benefit from additional data or further refinement before publication. In the academic environment, the pressure to publish frequently to maintain visibility and meet ranking requirements is significant. This sometimes necessitates publishing findings that, in an ideal scenario, I would prefer to enhance with more comprehensive data or further analysis. Balancing the need for timely publication with the desire for thoroughness is a challenge, but it is essential to maintain both scientific rigor and professional advancement.
  
  
• No

  user-174946
  I prefer to do minimum revisions to my work, therefore I must complete it. 
• Yes

  user-629736
  If you are given a target of publishing 6-7 papers in a year, obviously we are compelled to give shape to all incomplete tasks.
• Yes

  user-198202
  One might challenge the question. Given the time it takes for the submission and review process, submitting a manuscript that could be considered premature or incomplet can be a very sound strategy, without necessarily reflecting a stress or feeling of being compelled to publish work. One may reach a stage where a series of experiments lead to an idea for publication, but one needs to know if the journal will find it of interest and whether it may be acceptable for revision. if one spends much time creating a "perfect" manuscript, one may still encounter reviewers that suggest other or further experiments. So sending the manuscript at a slightly "premature" stage may be a prudent approach. If accepted for major revision one can set about the additional experiments indicated by the reviewer, with greater confidence that directly addressing reviewer concerns will more likely lead to acceptance of the revised manuscript.
• Yes

  user-731609
  Yes, we could have done more experiments to give biological relevance to the results but the experiments were discarded.
• Yes

  user-253626
  Yes! I am working on project and the pressure to publish is notable
• Yes

  user-620877
  I am forced by higher instances (like the Institution, The ministry of Science) to be more productive and sometimes we cannot decide on our own when to submit the manuscript. 
• Yes

  user-263958
  Employment contracts finishing, grant funding deadlines, etc
• No

  user-270255
  I am not hired by a university that has publication requirements.
• Yes

  user-203155
  need the numbers
• Yes

  SciPinion Admin
  One always is pressured to publish something to assure sponsors of productivity; it does not matter who sponsored the work.
• Yes

  user-858214
  As a matter of fact, It is always the opportunity to do something a little bit better. But you need to say yourself "stop", make decision that you have enough evidences, and publish. Namely for this reason we have peer-review system, when your colleagues can evaluate how convincing is your data.
• No

  user-426745
  I have not feel that pressure about to send an incomplete work. i lived the other face, the excesiive perfecionism in a publication that became exhausting 
• Yes

  user-820027
  Abstract part of the ongoing part of research or research in progress has been published. 
• Yes

  user-583963
  During my 3nd year of Ph.D., I faced this kind of situation. Which resulted in premature work and after send that research manuscript to publication resulted in rejection from publishing house.