Abstract
A scientific award reflects an incentive: economic, social, professional advancement or curricular. They can even define the achievement of a job, or even the permanence in one. It can motivate authors to make more in-depth publications. But it can also discourage those who deserved to win it and could not. In addition, it can contribute to the lack of diversity at higher levels1.
The awards raise the profiles and increase the credibility of researchers. But they do not only boost the career of the winning authors, they also reinforce biases. In general, the awards are won by a relatively small group and interconnected to others who also receive awards1.
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