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Purpose: This paper presents the Polish researchers' opinions on success perception in science and examines the role of bibliometric and altmetric indices/metrics. It also provides respondents' statements on how their work is evaluated at Polish universities. Methods: The data come from in-depth interviews (spring 2023) with early career researchers in Linguistics, Literary Studies, History, Philosophy, Polish studies, Theology, Arts, Music, Plastic/Fine Arts, and Film. Results: The respondents' attachment to indices used in the periodical evaluation of scholars at Polish universities, such as the number of publications, ministerial score points, and external grants, was observed. The respondents were critical of citations as the determinant of success. They were generally not very interested in altmetrics. Value: The importance of this research (National Science Centre grant No 2022/45/B/HS2/00041), which is the Polish continuation of the two international projects (2016-2022), lies mainly in providing a platform to researchers in art and humanities, not included in earlier studies devoted to the sciences and social sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper describes the impact of external crises, i.e. the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, inflation and the reform of science and higher education on the work of early career researchers. Methods: The respondent group comprised early career researchers in humanities, theology and art. A qualitative analysis of free statements provided in the first round of in-depth interviews was performed. The Polish project (2023-) is a continuation of two international Harbingers projects, which included longitudinal interviews with early career researchers and dealt with changes in technology (2016-2018) and the pandemic (2020-2022). Results: Quotations from the interviews conducted in spring 2023 were used to describe the impact of external crises on the work of early career researchers in the three fields of science. The interviewees usually mentioned being overworked, sometimes - undervalued and, less frequently - the feeling of professional burnout. Financial problems of the young generation of Polish scientists were also brought up. Value: An attempt was made to characterise the conditions of work of Polish early career researchers in art, humanities and theology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose/Thesis: The aim of this study is to identify the changes in scholarly communication based on the analysis of attitudes and behaviors of junior researchers. Approach/Methods: The study is being conducted in seven countries over a three-year period from 2016 to 2018 using a deep interview method. During the first year of the study, 116 early-career researchers have participated, including 10 participants from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. Results and conclusions: The majority of respondents from all countries have drawn attention to the fact that they were overwhelmed with their professional duties and unstable work environment. Their focus on publishing papers in highly-ranked journals was noticeable. Originality/Value: It was first longitudinal and international study on changes in the scholarly communication among junior researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]