• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Publish or perish: The myth and reality of academic publishing
  • Beteiligte: Lee, Icy
  • Erschienen: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2014
  • Erschienen in: Language Teaching
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1017/s0261444811000504
  • ISSN: 0261-4448; 1475-3049
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>While writing for scholarly publications is considered a crucial dimension of academic work, the ‘publish-or-perish’ system in our field has increasingly caused anxiety and induced stress among not only young academics but also more established scholars. Using my own publishing experience as a point of departure, I challenge the assumption that knowledge contribution should be solely or mainly gauged on the basis of the venue of publications. By comparing the perspectives of twelve Asia-based scholars based on data collected from email interviews, I propose that ‘scholarliness’ should be defined by knowledge dissemination and advancement in our field, rather than indexes or journal impact factors. Using the game metaphor, I conclude by offering some tips to survive ‘publish or perish’.</jats:p>