Front Matter -- The Evolution of Techniques -- The Profound Modification of Research Conditions -- The Computer and its Consequences in Terms of Work -- The Development of Publishing Giants and Open Access -- The Invention of Journal Impact Factors -- The Race to Publish and the Inadequate Methods of Evaluating Researchers -- The Consequences -- The Scientific Community's Fight Against these Aberrations -- Essential Modifications -- The Loss of Confidence in Science and the Return of the Irrational -- The Solution(s) -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Other titles from Biomedical Engineering