Since the quality and quantity of its publications is one measure of how "diligent" a university is, university presses have become another arena of competition among universities themselves, indirectly stimulating the formation of a climate for scholarly research.
從各大學出版社每年所出版的「質」和「量」，就可以有效評估這個大學夠不夠「用功」，因此大學出版社成了各學校較量的戰場，間接刺激了學術研究風氣。