Scientific requisites for academic advancements in Italy: time to change the rules

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Academic progression in Italy requires national scientific habilitation (NSH) for candidates aspiring to become associate or full professors.
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Candidates must meet three bibliometric indexes, including published papers and citations, to be eligible for NSH evaluation.
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The current evaluation system may favor candidates with less relevant experience, as it lacks essential medical qualifications for surgical specialties.
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Issues like gift authorship and biases in bibliometric indexes undermine the integrity of academic evaluations in Italy.
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A proposed solution includes stricter authorship criteria and potential exclusion from databases for those not meeting these standards.

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