Development status and analysis of English medical journals in China oriented to world first-class scientific journals
[Purposes]This paper analyzes the overall situation and development path of English medical journals in China and attempts to propose development suggestions,so as to provide a reference for the improvement of scientific journals in the medical field and the construction of a world first-class scientific journal system in the medical field.[Methods]A total of 120 English medical journals that had approved CN number,included in the Annual Report on the Impact Factors of Chinese Academic Journals(2022),and funded by the national science and technology journal program,were included in this study.The basic information of the journals,as well as data on funding by the national science and technology journal program,domestic and international publishing cooperation,and inclusion in important international databases,was collected.The characteristics of discipline distribution,operating form,academic influence,open access,and cluster development of these journals were analyzed.[Findings]In recent years,the number of English medical journals has rapidly increased in China,and the proportion of journals funded by the national science and technology journal program is high.These journals are mainly published quarterly.Universities and societies/associations are the main independent sponsors of the journals,and the proportion of collaborating sponsors is high.The journals mainly collaborate with foreign publishers for digital publishing.Forty-three journals are simultaneously launched on domestic clustered digital publishing platforms.SCIE/SSCI,ESCI,and Scopus databases include 43 journals(35.8%),17 journals(14.2%),and 97 journals(80.8%),respectively,with a wide coverage of disciplines.Literature from 99 journals(82.5%)can be retrieved in PubMed.DOAJ database includes 78(65.0%)English medical journals in China,most of which use CC BY Agreement.[Conclusions]The structure of English medical journals in China has been further optimized,with an interdisciplinary layout.The journals have diverse publication forms and focus on improving international influence and visibility through their inclusion in international databases.Open access publishing has developed rapidly.Publishing operations in China are trying clustering development.
World first-class scientific journalMedical journalDiscipline distributionInternational influenceDigital publishing platform
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