In the process of buying and selling papers, the buyer only needs to pay the money, and the seller provides "one-stop" service. Behind such a "simple" operation, knowledge production activities have gone beyond the proper boundaries.
There is a strong demand in the paper trading market, and doctoral students buy SCI papers to apply for jobs.
Thesis is one of the "hard currency" in various standards of university operation. It is related to the promotion of professional titles and the evaluation of excellent ones, and some are the basic thresholds for introductory teaching.
At the beginning of 20 10, the media published a report, revealing that the output value of business papers in China in 2009 was as high as 10 billion yuan.
10 years later, how is the paper business? The reporter contacted a party.
Liu Jin, after graduating with a master's degree, taught in a vocational school in the south. Now, he and his friends are studying for a doctorate at overseas universities. Because of the epidemic, I spend most of my time taking classes online.
Regarding the purpose of studying for a PhD, Liu Jin is very straightforward: break out of the tight encirclement and teach in a school with three or two good schools. In the "four-year plan" for doctoral study, the most critical link is to publish SCI papers.
According to Liu Jin, with the advantages of doctoral degree and SCI thesis, it is not a problem to apply for a job in an ordinary undergraduate college. If you are lucky, you can get a considerable "settling-in fee" In his calculation, this investment is "cost-effective".
At the beginning of 2020, after a long investigation, Liu Jin and his friends decided to buy an SCI paper. They are co-authors, first authors and corresponding authors. They are going to buy "four-area papers" (note: journals are ranked according to the level of impact factors, which is the lowest area in SCI). "The whole process will cost 39,000 yuan after it is finished in one month."
Two months after paying 5000 yuan and * * * deposit 1 000 yuan respectively with friends, Liu Jin received a notice to use the journal. "However, it will take half a year for official publication."
However, the reality soon changed.