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publishable

publishable

3 4.0
Good enough to be printed or put online for others to read
  • adjective
  • /ˈpʌblɪʃəbl/
translation icon : publicable
  • After several revisions, the article finally became publishable and was submitted to the journal.
  • publishable article
  • publishable research

Examples

  • We thus rated this paper as acceptable and clearly publishable, and as such, an appropriate candidate for manipulation.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Thus, the researcher may find a publishable article and a new insight into physical phenomena.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Oh, and the goal of the project should really be for you to do a publishable piece of research in machine learning.

  • We do not have a publishable story.

  • However, an increase in access to data does not necessarily bring with it an increase in publishable research.

    Academic text (2016)
  • I was forty before I wrote a publishable book.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Second, this course produced publishable data, which benefited faculty research.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Conducting a solid evaluation, one that can potentially yield publishable results, is not easy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The Practice Forum cannot alter these realities, but it can provide an opportunity to develop a publishable piece.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Anyway, I don't see why a little more work won't make your dissertation eminently publishable.

Synonyms

printable
vspublishable
1 4.2

Content that is safe to publish for all readers

is suitable for publication generally rather than only based on acceptability
postable
vspublishable
  • Texting
4.3

Safe and acceptable to share on social media

is suitable for publication across print and online not only on social platforms

Antonyms

Not fit to appear in a book or newspaper because of bad content

How Ready

suitable
172 1.8
publishable
3 4.0
unfinished
132 2.7
rough
122 2.8
unacceptable
256 3.2

Surface Forms

publishable positive

Morphology

publishable = publish (transparent) = publish + able

The adjective is a direct derivation from the verb 'publish' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of or suitable for being published'.

Etymology

The word publishable comes from publish plus the ending -able. Publish is related to public, which means 'for the people', and -able means 'able to be', so publishable means 'able to be made public', which is why it describes something fit to be published.