英文科技期刊中的非学术栏目:中外对比与发展思考

Non-academic columns in English-language scientific journals:A perspective from the comparison between Chinese and western journals

【目的】探讨我国英文科技期刊非学术栏目的设置与稿件组织,并提出可能的发展思路和举措。【方法】以《自然》《科学》、国内主要综合性英文科技期刊,以及入选“中国科技期刊卓越行动计划”的部分期刊为调研对象,对各期刊的非学术栏目设置、文章形式、文章来源、发文量等进行梳理与分析,并进行中外对比分析和讨论。【结果】《自然》《科学》的非学术栏目设置非常丰富。相比之下,我国英文科技期刊的非学术栏目建设尚处于起步阶段,栏目设置相对简单,发文量、影响力都有所欠缺。【结论】我国英文科技期刊的非学术栏目建设面临体系设计不完整、文章内容不丰富、编辑和作者人才短缺等困境,需要相当大的人力、物力投入和系统的规划管理,才能取得高质量、跨越式发展。

[Purposes]This paper aims to discuss the establishment and manuscript organization of non-academic columns in China's English-language scientific journals and propose potential developmental routes.[Methods]Based on Nature,Science,some major comprehensive English-language scientific journals in China,and part of China's English-language scientific journals supported by the Excellence Action Plan for China's STM Journals,the non-academic column settings,article types,article forms,author origins,and number of articles of each journal were summarized and analyzed.The non-academic columns in Chinese and western journals were compared.[Findings]The non-academic columns in Nature and Science have been well-established,while those of China's English-language scientific journals were in their beginning phases,with poor-designed column types and insufficient publications and influence.[Conclusions]The development of non-academic columns in China's English-language scientific journals faces many challenges,such as the incomplete column system needs to be well-designed,the article types need to be diversified,and more talented editors and authors are needed.To achieve high-quality and leapfrog development,much more inputs of human and material resources,as well as management efforts are required.