Vietnam’s low level of research productivity is especially pronounced in the humanities and social sciences. Though previous research has suggested various possible explanations, to date there has been no detailed investigation of the topic. This investigation explored the publishing experiences of a selected sample group of 20 high-achieving and well-regarded Vietnamese scholars from the humanities and social sciences. For these participants, a commitment to research and publishing derived mainly from a personal sense of academic identity, a desire to complement their teaching role by doing research, and a wish to contribute to Vietnam’s social and economic development through their research. Few of them reported feeling institutional pressure to publish, though some reported that their university was now providing financial incentives for publishing in high-impact journals. Disincentives to publishing included funding limitations, and especially limitations associated with approval mechanisms within universities. Interference with the freedom to publish was reported to occur, but none of the participants appeared to be too concerned about political censorship. It was widely considered to be easier to have research reported in national than in international peer-reviewed journals because of the difference in academic standards. A lack of confidence with writing in English was also reported by some participants to be a constraint on publishing in international journals.

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越南的研究：人文社会科学的经验

越南的研究生产力水平低下，在人文和社会科学领域尤为突出。尽管先前的研究提出了各种可能的解释，但迄今为止，尚未对该主题进行详细的研究。这项调查探索了选自20位来自人文和社会科学领域的高成就且备受好评的越南学者的样本群体的出版经验。对于这些参与者而言，对研究和出版的承诺主要来自个人的学术认同感，希望通过进行研究来补充其教学作用，并希望通过他们的研究为越南的社会和经济发展做出贡献。他们中很少有人报告感到要出版的机构压力，尽管有些人报告说他们的大学现在为在高影响力期刊上发表提供经济激励。阻碍出版的因素包括资金限制，特别是与大学内部审批机制相关的限制。据报道发生了对出版自由的干扰，但是没有一个参与者似乎太在意政治审查。人们普遍认为，由于学术水平的差异，在国内进行的研究要比在国际同行评审的期刊要容易。一些与会者还报告说，英语写作缺乏信心，这是在国际期刊上发表论文的一个制约因素。特别是与大学内部审批机制相关的限制。据报道发生了对出版自由的干涉，但是没有一个参与者似乎太在意政治审查。由于学术水平的差异，人们普遍认为在国内进行的研究要比在国际同行评审的期刊上要容易。一些与会者还报告说，英语写作缺乏信心，这是在国际期刊上发表论文的一个制约因素。特别是与大学内部审批机制相关的限制。据报道发生了对出版自由的干涉，但是没有一个参与者似乎太在意政治审查。由于学术水平的差异，人们普遍认为在国内进行的研究要比在国际同行评审的期刊上要容易。一些与会者还报告说，英语写作缺乏信心，这是在国际期刊上发表论文的一个制约因素。由于学术水平的差异，人们普遍认为在国内进行的研究要比在国际同行评审的期刊上要容易。一些与会者还报告说，对英语写作缺乏信心，这是在国际期刊上发表论文的一个制约因素。由于学术水平的差异，人们普遍认为在国内进行的研究要比在国际同行评审的期刊上要容易。一些与会者还报告说，英语写作缺乏信心，这是在国际期刊上发表论文的一个制约因素。