三十年来“核心期刊”研究的文献计量分析及研究历程回顾

A Bibliometrics Analysis of the Core Journals of the Past 30 Years and Research Course Review

"核心期刊"问题是挑动中国大陆学界神经的敏感而沉重的话题。纵观三十年来核心期刊研究历程,研究该问题的论文呈现如下特点:论文的数量呈几何级数增长,被引频次绝对量呈现递增态势,研究内容从对核心期刊技术指标的研讨逐渐扩展到对其功能运用的探讨。当核心期刊功能泛化,从运用于单纯的选购图书,扩展到作为一种制度来评价期刊、评价学术水平、评价科研成果,进而将其作为期刊编辑水平评估和学术水平评价、科研成果评价的重要标准,甚至逐步演变成唯一的标准后,由于牵涉到利益问题,也就从学术问题逐步演变成公共问题、社会问题,核心期刊的负面效应就日益显现。由于办刊实力、办刊背景、办刊历史不同,期刊存在不同档次是一个不容讳言的客观事实。作为期刊从业者,特别是非核心期刊从业者,唯有抱着敬业务实的态度、冷静恬淡的心情对待这一现象(核心期刊概念本身就意味着期刊分级,意味着金字塔结构,处在塔尖的刊物只是少数,绝大多数刊物只能是塔基)。

Core journals have become a very heavy and sensitive topic for the academic circle in the Mainland of China. In retrospect, the research course of core journals over the past 30 years is characterized by three points, i.e. the number of papers is growing exponentially; the number of citations is increasing; the research contents extend from core journals＇ technical target to their application functions. The academic problem of ＂core journals＂ has become a public and social problem with increasing side effects when involving interests along with their generalization of functions and regarded as a criterion to evaluate academic journals, academic levels, achievements in scientific research, even the only criterion. It is an objective fact that there are some differences among journals due to the ability, background, and history of running of journals. Editors, especially editors of non-key academic periodicals should learn to treat it rightly with a pragmatic and dedicated spirit.