The publish‐or‐perish culture in academia has catalysed the development of an unethical publishing system. This system is characterised by the proliferation of journals and publishers—unaffiliated with learned societies or universities—that maintain extremely large revenues and profit margins diverting funds away from the academic community. Early career researchers (ECRs) are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of this publishing system because of intersecting factors, including pressure to pursue high impact publications, rising publication costs and job insecurity. Moving towards a more ethical system requires that scientists advocate for structural change by making career choices that come with risks, many of which disproportionately impact ECRs. We illuminate major issues facing ECRs in Ecology and Evolution under the current publishing system, and propose a portfolio of actions to promote systemic change that can be implemented by ECRs and established researchers.

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大卫与歌利亚：不道德出版系统中的早期职业研究人员

学术界的出版或灭亡文化促进了不道德出版体系的发展。该系统的特点是期刊和出版商的激增（与学术团体或大学无关），它们保持着极高的收入和利润率，将资金从学术界转移出去。由于交叉因素的影响，早期职业研究人员（ECR）特别容易受到这种出版体系的影响，包括追求高影响力出版物的压力、不断上升的出版成本和工作不稳定。走向更加道德的体系需要科学家通过做出带有风险的职业选择来倡导结构性变革，其中许多风险会对 ECR 产生不成比例的影响。我们阐明了当前出版体系下生态学与进化领域 ECR 面临的主要问题，并提出了一系列行动来促进 ECR 和知名研究人员可以实施的系统性变革。