China plans sweeping makeover of academic journals to raise the profile and influence of domestic scientific research
- The government-affiliated China Association for Science and Technology plans to add 50 new academic journals to be published in the country
- The group said that a majority of Chinese scientific papers continue to be published in Western academic journals
China plans a sweeping makeover of mainland academic journals, turning them into world-class organs similar to British weekly Nature and peer-reviewed US publication Science, to raise the profile and influence of domestic scientific research, local authorities said in Beijing on Monday.
“This is indeed a problem,” said Zhang Yuzhuo, vice-president of CAST. The group’s plan includes adding 50 new academic journals as part of state-backed efforts to promote Chinese academic journals around the world.
“Our next step is to accelerate the reform of scientific and technical journals and their digital development,” Zhang said. He indicated that the plan also aims to establish digital publishing service platforms with international standards, while publishers sharpen their focus on market competitiveness.
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