Important Articles About Publication
"To understand why publishing determines which PhD students will become future academics, we can compare it to the concept of Natural Selection. Competition for academic positions is fierce, and publishing is used to select those students who stand out and separate them from the rest. Because the publishing process is highly competitive, and to publish in a high quality journal requires you to compete against researchers who are much more experienced than you, being able to publish shows that you actually know what you are doing and that you have the potential of advancing your field. Thus the strongest and best are selected."
download 4 great presentations about publication process from the links below
References :
1. http://www.postgrad.com/editorial/advice/phd/why_its_important_to_publish/
2. Elsiveir