publish or perish

present singular third person publishes or perishes · participle present publishing or perishing · participle past published or perished · past published or perished

1. academiaTo publish frequently in academic journals under pressure of professional advancement or survival.

   For the average faculty member in the next few years, the pressure to publish or perish will be more real than ever before.

   1974, Conference Proceedings, page 103

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   The extreme pressure that is placed on the staffs of many higher educational institutions throughout the world to "publish or perish" has its merits in the sense that it "motivates" the staff members to do research.

   1968, The Measurement of the Scientific and Technological Caapbilities of Nations, page 27

   Second, the pressure to publish or perish will be an incentive to continue along this path as it is always easier to publish a standard paper on a recognized topic than to open up new areas of research.

   2016, Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, page 117

   Synonyms: publish or die