International Competitiveness of Chinese Journals

摘要

Academic journals are the gatekeepers of new scientific breakthroughs and discoveries, reflecting and validating the scientific progress of research endeavors of educational institutions and corporate investigations. As China continues development as a world leader in many arenas, it is vital that educational and research progress does not lag behind. An analysis of the stature with which Chinese academic journals are held in the global academic community is one way to validate if the development of Chinese scientific technology is matching pace with the expectations of such development. The main purpose of this study was to analyze the Chinese academic journals which were indexed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) from 2001 to 2005. In terms of subject distribution; Total Cites, Impact Factor, Immediacy Index, Articles, this paper studied the international competitiveness of these journals. During the five-year period, Chinese academic journals developed swiftly, but problems still exist.