科技期刊产生的历史背景

The historical background of the appearance of scientific journals

科技期刊首先在欧洲问世,有其一定的政治、经济、文化背景。资本主义生产关系和手工工场的发展,使活字印刷与机器生产方式结合起来,产生了新的印刷机,为科技期刊的问世创造了物质条件;资产阶级文化运动的兴起和开放性文化格局的出现,为科技期刊的创办奠定了文化基础;科学复兴和科学团体的涌现,需要加速信息的交流,成为科技期刊产生的直接原因。

The first appearance of scientific journals in Europe had its political, economic and cultural background.The development of the relations of production, the flourishing of handicraft workshops, and the use of new technology of publishing provided the material condition for the coming out of scientific journals. The prosperity of cultural movements and the formang of open cultural structures, however, were the bases for the setting up of the journals. The urgent need of information exchange stimulated by science rejuvenation and the establishment of scientific associations were the direct reasons for the appearance of the scientific journals.