When you write a paper, the editor usually invites relevant experts for peer review (these are usually voluntary and a scientist's selfless contribution to the research group), and the experts will put forward the highlights or shortcomings of the research for your reference. Think about it, at the beginning of our project, or when applying for funds, we invited experts to come and guide us with expensive consulting fees; Now, how cost-effective it is to ask global scholars to help you correct your mistakes for free! Of course, I have seen projects that fail to write good papers and even lack statistical analysis. It's amazing that they can even finish the topic at the time of acceptance. Therefore, publishing papers is a way to continuously improve the level of self-study and clarify the research direction.
Secondly, the paper is issued for the inheritance of scientific research. Looking back on your research path, which one didn't start with reading classic papers? Which Daniel doesn't have several masterpieces? Which Nobel Prize is not supported by high-level papers? Classic research will also be compiled into teaching materials to train generations of scientific and technological talents. Therefore, the thesis is the accumulation of scientific research, the inheritance of knowledge, and the cornerstone of your continued exploration on the shoulders of giants. From the perspective of scientific development, the paper is the kindling handed down from generation to generation, and it is a clue to connect the past and future of a subject.
Finally, the publication of the paper is the driving force to improve the level of scientific research. When I was a doctor, I heard an academic report from a foreign scholar. He said that he was often asked "How to publish top papers?" He answered "doing top-notch research", and I deeply agree with him. When we do student contributions, we often find that some people do well in experiments, but the language is not good. As a result, the editor was moved, and the editor will patiently let you modify the language, and finally the paper will be accepted; Some people have good language, but the experiment lacks innovation, and the article is written in a hype, which is also difficult to accept. Therefore, the charm of the research itself is the foundation, and the flaws do not cover up, which is the foundation of high-level papers. Doing high-level research in order to publish high-level papers is also an incentive mechanism for self-improvement.