Analysis of development characteristics of English scientific journals and their synergistic status with regional scientific and technological innovation:Taking those in the Yangtze River Mainstream Basin as examples
[Purposes]Innovation in science and technology is an important indicator and driving force of the regional economic innovation.The publication of scientific papers is one of the key reflections of the regional scientific and technological innovation.Regional scientific journals serve as important channels for supporting regional scientific and technological innovation.By analyzing the development characteristics of English scientific journals along the Yangtze River Mainstream Basin and their synergistic development status with regional scientific and technological innovation,this study provides suggestions for the further development of regional scientific journals.[Methods]Based on the geographical locations of the hosting or actual undertaking units,we selected the scientific journals that had applied for the Project for Enhancing International Impact of China Scientific Journals or(and)the Excellence Action Plan of China's Scientific Journals between 2013 and 2023,and that had been shortlisted for the defense list.Using databases such as JCR and InCites,the development characteristics of the journals and the publication characteristics of scientific papers were analyzed.[Findings]A total of 218 scientific journals are hosted or edited by 9 provinces and municipalities along the Yangtze River Mainstream Basin.Among them,134 journals have received funding support,195 have obtained ISSN,and 79 are indexed by SCIE or ESCI covering 17 ESI disciplines.The number of English scientific journals in the downstream region of the Yangtze River Mainstream Basin exceeds that in the middle and upper reaches,as does the diversity of disciplines.From 2018 to 2023,the average annual publication volume of scientific papers is nearly 300000 papers,with significant differences in the number of papers across different disciplines.In strong fields such as clinical medicine,engineering,materials science,and physics,there are a large number of scientific journals with high publication volumes.However,in some regionally characteristic disciplines,despite high publication volumes,the number of journals remains limited.[Conclusions]The development of scientific journals in the Yangtze River Mainstream Basin lags behind regional scientific and technological innovation.There is limited synergy between journal development and scientific and technological innovation in regional advantage disciplines,while the synergy in regional characteristic disciplines in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River is relatively poor.The development of scientific journals should focus on regional advantage and characteristic disciplines,aiming to support regional economic development and integrate into the regional scientific and technological innovation system.It is essential to establish strategies for the development of regional scientific journals,create an integrated development system,enhance awareness of joint talent cultivation,and guide the characteristic development of regional scientific journals.
Yangtze River Mainstream BasinRegional scientific journalSynergistic developmentSubject distributionScientific paper
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