Improving the publishing capacity of Chinese scientific journals from the perspective of thematic publishing:Based on the questionnaire survey of authors in thematic publishing of Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
[Purposes]This paper aims to investigate the problems existing in the thematic publishing of Chinese scientific journals,so as to give full play to the role of thematic publishing and provide measures for improving the publishing capacity of Chinese scientific journals.[Methods]A questionnaire was designed to survey the authors of the thematic publications of Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.The questionnaire involved the questions about the satisfaction degrees on the publication process and post-publication promotion and collected the opinions and suggestions on the thematic publishing.According to the survey results,the existing problems in thematic publishing were summarized,and the methods for addressing these problems were put forward.[Findings]The five themes of articles published by Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics involve the hot areas in pharmacy,with a wide ranges of author sources.The non-public commissioning and the commissioning of manuscripts by experts have the problems of unrecognized commissioning information,limited knowledge about the journal,and not in time communication with the editorial office.The peer review of some experts has low quality and is overtime.The promotion methods are not diversified enough,and the collaborative promotion by the editorial office and authors has not yet been popularized.In addition,the services of the editorial office and the sustainability of thematic publishing remain to be improved.[Conclusions]We should advance thematic publishing by employing multiple methods for commissioning manuscripts,standardizing the commissioning information of manuscripts,strengthening cooperation with authors and academic communities for promotion,providing thematic supporting services,and changing service concepts,so as to build up the publishing capacity and improve the influence of Chinese scientific journals.
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