TIANJIN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

TIANJIN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (4): 123-130.

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Leading Journals of Excellence Action Plan for Chinese Sci-tech Journals: Citation Indices and Developing Suggestions

LYU Peng1, WANG Yue2, ZHANG Zhenwei3, HAN Kun3, LIU Bing4, WEI Junmin4   

  1. 1. Editorial Department of Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy,Key Laboratory of Knowledge Mining and Service for Medical Journals,Chinese Medical Association Publishing House,Beijing 100052,China;
    2. National Institutes for Food and Drug Control,Beijing 100050,China;
    3. Editorial Department of Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine,Key Laboratory of Knowledge Mining and Service for Medical Journals,Chinese Medical Association Publishing House,Beijing 100052,China;
    4. Key Laboratory of Knowledge Mining and Service for Medical Journals,Chinese Medical Association Publishing House,Beijing 100052,China
  • Received:2023-04-06 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2023-12-27

Abstract: This paper analyzes the present situation and developing trend of Leading Journals of Excellence Action Plan for Chinese Sci-tech Journals（hereinafter referred to as Excellence Action Plan）. The index data of leading journals and international top journals （Nature,Science, and Cell） are summarized by using Web of Science database and official website of journals. The development of leading journals in the past three years is analyzed,and corresponding development strategies are proposed based on this. The results showed that the main citation indexes of 22 leading journals were significantly improved. In 2020,20 journals were located in the Quartile 1 and 2 journals were located in Quartile 2 by impact factor. 16 journals ranked in the top 10%,10 journals ranked in the top 5%. The impact factors of 9 journals were more than 10 points. The total citation frequency of leading journals has increased significantly from 99,767 times in 2019 to 153,610 times in 2020,an increase of 54%. The citation index and cited half life of journals have been improved to varying degrees. All the indicators showed that the leading journals are rising rapidly and have occupied a leading position in many disciplines,but there is still a big gap with the three top journals of natural science,such as Nature,Science and Cell. Based on this,some suggestions are proposed to promote the construction of Chinese sci-tech journals into world-class sci-tech journals：adhering to the strategy of high-quality content;tracking the hot spots and major events,and leading the development of scientific research;adhering to the cluster development strategy,striving to enhance the international communication power of Chinese sci-tech journals,and promoting the establishment and promotion of Chinese sci-tech journal brand. With the support of the Excellence Action Plan,the leading journals will continuously adjust their publishing ideas,explore ways and methods to build world-class sci-tech journals,and gradually narrow the gap with the world’s top journals.

Key words: Chinese sci-tech journal, Excellence Action Plan, leading journals, citation indices, Nature, Science, Cell

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