Purpose:This paper studies the relationship between the impact factor(IF)and the number of journal papers in Chinese publishing system.Design/methodology/approach:The method proposed by Huang(2016)is used whereas to a...Purpose:This paper studies the relationship between the impact factor(IF)and the number of journal papers in Chinese publishing system.Design/methodology/approach:The method proposed by Huang(2016)is used whereas to analysis the data of Chinese journals in this study.Findings:Based on the analysis,we find the following.(1)The average impact factor(AIF)of journals in all disciplines maintained a growth trend from 2007 to 2017.Whether before or after removing outlier journals that may garner publication fees,the IF and its growth rate for most social sciences disciplines are larger than those of most natural sciences disciplines,and the number of journal papers on social sciences disciplines decreased while that of natural sciences disciplines increased from 2007 to 2017.(2)The removal of outlier journals has a greater impact on the relationship between the IF and the number of journal papers in some disciplines such as Geosciences because there may be journals that publish many papers to garner publication fees.(3)The success-breeds-success(SBS)principle is applicable in Chinese journals on natural sciences disciplines but not in Chinese journals on social sciences disciplines,and the relationship is the reverse of the SBS principle in Economics and Education&Educational Research.(4)Based on interviews and surveys,the difference in the relationship between the IF and the number of journal papers for Chinese natural sciences disciplines and Chinese social sciences disciplines may be due to the influence of the international publishing system.Chinese natural sciences journals are losing their academic power while Chinese social sciences journals that are less influenced by the international publishing system are in fierce competition.Research limitation:More implications could be found if long-term tracking and comparing the international publishing system with Chinese publishing system are taken.Practical implications:It is suggested that researchers from different countries study natural science and social sciences journals in their languages and observe the influence of the international publishing system.Originality/value:This paper presents an overview of the relationship between IF and the number of journal papers in Chinese publishing system from 2007 to 2017,provides insights into the relationship in different disciplines in Chinese publishing system,and points out the similarities and differences between Chinese publishing system and international publishing system.展开更多
Chinese Academic Journal(CAJ-CD)is a series of integrated full text database of-current electronic academic journals in China.The subject areas of CAJ-CD cover humanities,social science,natural science,engineering,agr...Chinese Academic Journal(CAJ-CD)is a series of integrated full text database of-current electronic academic journals in China.The subject areas of CAJ-CD cover humanities,social science,natural science,engineering,agriculture,medicine,technology,and so on.All those journals reflect the progresses and the most recent dynamic developing information in China’s academic researches.The CAJ-CD has selected finely 3 000 key and specialized journals展开更多
The 112-page academic periodical《Quarterly Journal of Applied Meteorology》(QJAM)is a joint publication,sponsored by three subordinate units of the State Meteorological Adminis-tration:Academy of Meteorological Scien...The 112-page academic periodical《Quarterly Journal of Applied Meteorology》(QJAM)is a joint publication,sponsored by three subordinate units of the State Meteorological Adminis-tration:Academy of Meteorological Science(AMS),National Meteorological Center(NMC)and Satellite Meteorology Center(SMC)and published by China Meteorological Press.Thefirst issue of the QJAM was already published in February 1990.The QJAM brings you thedevelopment and achievements of meteorological science and technology in China,with em-phasis on various aspects of applied meteorology,such as weather forecasting,atmosphericsounding and remote sensing, agrometeorology,biometeorology,atmospheric environments,展开更多
The past two decades have witnessed the great developments in principal training in China.Research on principal training in China is increasing in quantity and quality with its expanding practice.The purpose of this p...The past two decades have witnessed the great developments in principal training in China.Research on principal training in China is increasing in quantity and quality with its expanding practice.The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the changing landscape of scholarship on principal training in China by examining the quantity of publications,themes covered,methodological approaches and the status of articles published from 1989 to 2008,as listed in the Chinese Database of Journals.This is the first serious academic effort to review and reflect on the Chinese scholarship of principal training and school leadership development.In conclusion,suggestions are outlined for future development of this academic field in China.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.2018JJ3298)the Ph.D.Scientific research Start-up Project of Xinjiang University(Grant No.BS202104)the Tianchi Doctoral Project of Xinjiang(Grant No.TCBS202050).
文摘Purpose:This paper studies the relationship between the impact factor(IF)and the number of journal papers in Chinese publishing system.Design/methodology/approach:The method proposed by Huang(2016)is used whereas to analysis the data of Chinese journals in this study.Findings:Based on the analysis,we find the following.(1)The average impact factor(AIF)of journals in all disciplines maintained a growth trend from 2007 to 2017.Whether before or after removing outlier journals that may garner publication fees,the IF and its growth rate for most social sciences disciplines are larger than those of most natural sciences disciplines,and the number of journal papers on social sciences disciplines decreased while that of natural sciences disciplines increased from 2007 to 2017.(2)The removal of outlier journals has a greater impact on the relationship between the IF and the number of journal papers in some disciplines such as Geosciences because there may be journals that publish many papers to garner publication fees.(3)The success-breeds-success(SBS)principle is applicable in Chinese journals on natural sciences disciplines but not in Chinese journals on social sciences disciplines,and the relationship is the reverse of the SBS principle in Economics and Education&Educational Research.(4)Based on interviews and surveys,the difference in the relationship between the IF and the number of journal papers for Chinese natural sciences disciplines and Chinese social sciences disciplines may be due to the influence of the international publishing system.Chinese natural sciences journals are losing their academic power while Chinese social sciences journals that are less influenced by the international publishing system are in fierce competition.Research limitation:More implications could be found if long-term tracking and comparing the international publishing system with Chinese publishing system are taken.Practical implications:It is suggested that researchers from different countries study natural science and social sciences journals in their languages and observe the influence of the international publishing system.Originality/value:This paper presents an overview of the relationship between IF and the number of journal papers in Chinese publishing system from 2007 to 2017,provides insights into the relationship in different disciplines in Chinese publishing system,and points out the similarities and differences between Chinese publishing system and international publishing system.
文摘Chinese Academic Journal(CAJ-CD)is a series of integrated full text database of-current electronic academic journals in China.The subject areas of CAJ-CD cover humanities,social science,natural science,engineering,agriculture,medicine,technology,and so on.All those journals reflect the progresses and the most recent dynamic developing information in China’s academic researches.The CAJ-CD has selected finely 3 000 key and specialized journals
文摘The 112-page academic periodical《Quarterly Journal of Applied Meteorology》(QJAM)is a joint publication,sponsored by three subordinate units of the State Meteorological Adminis-tration:Academy of Meteorological Science(AMS),National Meteorological Center(NMC)and Satellite Meteorology Center(SMC)and published by China Meteorological Press.Thefirst issue of the QJAM was already published in February 1990.The QJAM brings you thedevelopment and achievements of meteorological science and technology in China,with em-phasis on various aspects of applied meteorology,such as weather forecasting,atmosphericsounding and remote sensing, agrometeorology,biometeorology,atmospheric environments,
文摘The past two decades have witnessed the great developments in principal training in China.Research on principal training in China is increasing in quantity and quality with its expanding practice.The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the changing landscape of scholarship on principal training in China by examining the quantity of publications,themes covered,methodological approaches and the status of articles published from 1989 to 2008,as listed in the Chinese Database of Journals.This is the first serious academic effort to review and reflect on the Chinese scholarship of principal training and school leadership development.In conclusion,suggestions are outlined for future development of this academic field in China.
