If you print out or otherwise distribute this file, we would appreciate your leaving this note at the top of it, so that our colleagues can know where it came from and how they can get further files from the archives. We hope you enjoy and benefit from the file you have chosen. The Importance of Publication in Academia People who are in academia have to publish papers. They are responsible for doing research and publishing the results or progress of their research.
Publishing is very important for getting promotions or better jobs.
For postgraduate students, both degrees and publications are important for getting jobs in academia. The degree to which publication is important varies in different countries, academic fields, institutions, etc. In general, publishing is more important in science than in the humanities, more important in more advanced countries than in developing countries, and more important in more prestigious institutions and the higher levels of education. Twenty years ago, it was possible to get a full time position teaching English in a Japanese university if you had an MA in English, linguistics, English education, or a related field. Most institutions require publications.