Chapter 5: Research and career

Alessandro N. Vargas (ORCID )

Pages: 78-93

First published: 20 March 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63408/979-8-9928364-0-0_5

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Abstract

This chapter explores key aspects of academic careers, emphasizing the prestige associated with certain journals and productivity strategies. This chapter examines the impact of the “publish or perish” culture on researchers, along with a critical evaluation of the impact factor and its influence on publication choices. In addition, the chapter offers insights into how to boost productivity, enriched by contributions from Bing-ChatGPT.

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Book Chapter Title Generative AI in Scientific Writing: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges	Series Title Rockefeller Series in Science and Technology	Author Alessandro N. Vargas
Copyright Information The Author(s) under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).	Series ISSN (online) 3067-0667	ISBN (eBook) 979-8-9928364-0-0
DOI https://doi.org/10.63408/979-8-9928364-0-0_5	Publisher Rockefeller Publishing Co

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Alessandro N. Vargas (2025). Chapter 5: Research and career. In: Alessandro N. Vargas (Eds.), Generative AI in Scientific Writing: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges (pp. 78-93), vol. 1, Rockefeller Series in Science and Technology, Rockefeller Publishing Co, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.63408/979-8-9928364-0-0_5

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About the Author(s)

• Alessandro N. Vargas is a full Professor at UTFPR, Brazil. Since 2023 he has been a research scientist in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. He got his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. He spent a year as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Spain, from 2014 to 2015. He has served as a Visiting Professor at Arizona State University (ASU), USA, and a Visiting Professor at the Politecnico di Milano (Polimi), Italy. He is currently serving as Associate Editor of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and the International Journal of Systems Science (Taylor and Francis). He is a former Editor of the Journal of The Franklin Institute (Elsevier) and IET Signal Processing (Wiley). His main research includes Control Systems, Electronics, and Mechatronics. Contact: avargas@utfpr.edu.br

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