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<p>This study investigates how institutional involution shapes academic publishing practices in China, drawing on panel data from 42 “Double First-Class” universities between 2013 and 2022. While recent national policies encourage scholars to “write papers on the homeland” and contribute to the indigenisation of knowledge production, our findings reveal that institutional involution reduces both the quantity and quality of domestically published papers, while increasing the quantity and quality of publications in international journals. This study further identifies heightened propensity for international collaboration and suppression of exploratory innovation as two key mechanisms driving this transition. The findings of our study contribute to the literature on the centre-periphery model and the dynamics of the “publish or perish” culture. </p>

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Publish at home or abroad: How institutional involution shapes academic publishing practices in China

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    2026年3月23日

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  • Di Mao,
  • Lina Wei,
  • Yangjie Huang

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This study investigates how institutional involution shapes academic publishing practices in China, drawing on panel data from 42 “Double First-Class” universities between 2013 and 2022. While recent national policies encourage scholars to “write papers on the homeland” and contribute to the indigenisation of knowledge production, our findings reveal that institutional involution reduces both the quantity and quality of domestically published papers, while increasing the quantity and quality of publications in international journals. This study further identifies heightened propensity for international collaboration and suppression of exploratory innovation as two key mechanisms driving this transition. The findings of our study contribute to the literature on the centre-periphery model and the dynamics of the “publish or perish” culture.