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. 2014 Oct 21;11(10):e1001747. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001747

Table 2. An illustration of different exchange rates for various currencies and wealth items in research.

Different examples of reward systems
Current Change 1 Change 2
CURRENCIES
Publication (per unit) Win 1 No value No value
Replicated publication (per unit) Win 1 Win 2 Win 2
Successfully translated publication (per unit) Win 1 Win 5 Win 5
Refuted publication (per unit) Win 1 Lose 1 Lose 1
Sharing data, protocols, analysis codes (per unit) No value Win 2 Win 2
Contribution to peer-review (per unit) No value Win 2 Win 2
Contribution to education/training (per unit) No value Win 1 Win 1
Grant funding (per one R01) Win 5 Win 5 Lose 5
OTHER WEALTH ITEMS
Assistant professor, title in good university Win 3 Win 3 No value
Associate professor, title in good university Win 10 Win 10 No value
Tenured professor, title in good university Win 20 Win 20 No value
Team leader/director
Per 1 doctoral student/post-doc Win 2 Win 2 Lose 2
Administrative power, networking, lobbying Win up to 200 No value Lose up to 200