China's ambitious plan to establish world-class STM journals
Yan, Shuai
Ding, Zuoqi
Two years ago, China triggered an “Excellence Action Plan” to help China-based STM journals further enhance their international impact. In 2019, 20 journals were selected as "leading journals" and will be charged with the goal of ranking among the world’s top STM journals within 5 years. Besides those, 30 "key journals" and 200 "emerging journals" were selected to improve international editorial practices, service capabilities, international communication, etc. Furthermore, for each year between 2019 and 2023, China will choose and launch 30 new titles as “high potential journals” based on China’s priority research fields. This presentation will introduce more details and some achievements of this ambitious plan.
 Hello everybody, Today, Dr. Zuo Qidin from China Pharmaceutical University will talk a China's ambitious plan to establish world-class STM journals. In the end of 2019, China Association for Science and Technology, later on I will use the class as a short. Along with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, National Press and Publication and Administration, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, launched a new and large China Action Journal Excellence Action Plan. The major purposes of this plan are to further enhance the international impact of China-based journals, to build groups of journals with diverse capabilities and levels, and to establish digital platforms for journal operation. This big plan includes seven sub-projects. Number one, 20 leading journals have been selected in prioritized fields of research. These journals are charged with the goal of ranking among the world's top STM journals within five years, and will be given the support to do so. The second, third scientific journals with good foundation and great development potential were selected as key journals, forming a competitive dynamic with leading journals. Number three, 200 journals selected as emerging journals for their focus on basic research, engineering and technology, and potential to expand the communication and popularization of science. Number four is for new titles, new launches, using criteria-based priority research fields. Having a forward-looking approach and outstanding leadership, China hopes to establish new high-potential English scientific journals in the fields of China's traditional research strength. Emerging interdisciplinary research areas, strategic research frontiers, and some key common technologies. From 2019 to 23rd in each year, China will launch 30 new titles as high-potential journals. Number five for the sub-projects is called journal-cluster pilot projects. These two build groups of journals. Five publishers like Hial Education Press, Science Press, China Medical Association, Publishing House have been chosen to implement this sub-project. Number six is to build up international digital publishing service platforms. China's digital companies, CNKI and founder group, and Tsinghua University Press have been chosen into this sub-project. Number seven is to train high-level talents for running journals. For example, in 2020, the Society of China University journals have cooperated with some international publishers to hold a series of training programs. The training of high-level talents for operating journals, for running journals, is a big challenge. Also, to encourage China-owned, China-based journals to move to the house on Chinese publishing platforms is also a big challenge. How many Chinese-owned journals will be moved to those journal publishing platforms in the coming years? I hope as many as possible. After implementation for almost two years, some goals have been achieved. In this year, during the meeting for pushing forward an excellence action plan, CAST has announced that by now 29 journals in this heavily invested plan have come up to top 10% in their subject categories, and 12 have been in top 5%. More significantly, eight journals already in top 5. These are some journals ranked in top 5% and top 10%. Leading journals like Light, Science and Application, Molecular Plants in top 5%. Some key journals, even Emerging journals, have already been in top 10% and top 5%. These are eight journals in top 5. Very remarkably, you can say how to culture research these journals have been ranked in number 1 in its subject. There are some discussions or even debates how we can define the world class. Ranking in top 5 or even top 3 in journal indexing systems can be called world class. I want to hear your opinions, your ideas or your suggestions. In 2021, this is the third year of this action for excellence plan. According to Chinese tradition, China will evaluate the achievements in the past three years. China will research some new policies to support the development of journals in groups. And China will encourage China-owned, China-based journals to use Chinese digital publishing platforms. In this year, they hope at least 200 journals will be moved to these platforms or to use these platforms. China will explore the path of open access. Open access is a whole topic also in China. Finally, this year, China will hold the four forums for world S&M journals. I hope I can meet you or see you in person or online during this conference. Thank you for listening to our talk. We welcome your questions either after this session or later on while e-mails. Thank you very much.
 Hello everybody,  Today, Dr. Zuo Qidin from China Pharmaceutical University will talk  a China's ambitious plan to establish world-class STM journals.  In the end of 2019, China Association for Science and Technology,  later on I will use the class as a short.  Along with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology,  National Press and Publication and Administration,  Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering,  launched a new and large China Action Journal Excellence Action Plan.  The major purposes of this plan are to further enhance the international impact of China-based journals,  to build groups of journals with diverse capabilities and levels,  and to establish digital platforms for journal operation.  This big plan includes seven sub-projects.  Number one, 20 leading journals have been selected in prioritized fields of research.  These journals are charged with the goal of ranking among the world's top STM journals within five years,  and will be given the support to do so.  The second, third scientific journals with good foundation and great development potential  were selected as key journals, forming a competitive dynamic with leading journals.  Number three, 200 journals selected as emerging journals for their focus on basic research,  engineering and technology, and potential to expand the communication and popularization of science.  Number four is for new titles, new launches, using criteria-based priority research fields.  Having a forward-looking approach and outstanding leadership, China hopes to establish  new high-potential English scientific journals in the fields of China's traditional research strength.  Emerging interdisciplinary research areas, strategic research frontiers, and some key common technologies.  From 2019 to 23rd in each year, China will launch 30 new titles as high-potential journals.  Number five for the sub-projects is called journal-cluster pilot projects.  These two build groups of journals.  Five publishers like Hial Education Press, Science Press, China Medical Association,  Publishing House have been chosen to implement this sub-project.  Number six is to build up international digital publishing service platforms.  China's digital companies, CNKI and founder group, and Tsinghua University Press have been chosen into this sub-project.  Number seven is to train high-level talents for running journals.  For example, in 2020, the Society of China University journals have cooperated  with some international publishers to hold a series of training programs.  The training of high-level talents for operating journals, for running journals, is a big challenge.  Also, to encourage China-owned, China-based journals to move to the house on Chinese publishing platforms  is also a big challenge.  How many Chinese-owned journals will be moved to those journal publishing platforms in the coming years?  I hope as many as possible.  After implementation for almost two years, some goals have been achieved.  In this year, during the meeting for pushing forward an excellence action plan,  CAST has announced that by now 29 journals in this heavily invested plan have come up to  top 10% in their subject categories, and 12 have been in top 5%.  More significantly, eight journals already in top 5.  These are some journals ranked in top 5% and top 10%.  Leading journals like Light, Science and Application, Molecular Plants in top 5%.  Some key journals, even Emerging journals, have already been in top 10% and top 5%.  These are eight journals in top 5. Very remarkably, you can say how to culture research  these journals have been ranked in number 1 in its subject.  There are some discussions or even debates how we can define the world class.  Ranking in top 5 or even top 3 in journal indexing systems can be called world class.  I want to hear your opinions, your ideas or your suggestions.  In 2021, this is the third year of this action for excellence plan.  According to Chinese tradition, China will evaluate the achievements  in the past three years. China will research some new policies to support  the development of journals in groups. And China will encourage China-owned,  China-based journals to use Chinese digital publishing platforms.  In this year, they hope at least 200 journals will be moved to these platforms  or to use these platforms. China will explore the path of open access.  Open access is a whole topic also in China. Finally, this year, China will hold the four  forums for world S&M journals. I hope I can meet you or see you in person or online during this  conference. Thank you for listening to our talk. We welcome your questions either after this session  or later on while e-mails. Thank you very much.
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Hello everybody, Today, Dr. Zuo Qidin from China Pharmaceutical University will talk a China's ambitious plan to establish world-class STM journals. In the end of 2019, China Association for Science and Technology, later on I will use the class as a short. Along with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, National Press and Publication and Administration, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, launched a new and large China Action Journal Excellence Action Plan. The major purposes of this plan are to further enhance the international impact of China-based journals, to build groups of journals with diverse capabilities and levels, and to establish digital platforms for journal operation. This big plan includes seven sub-projects. Number one, 20 leading journals have been selected in prioritized fields of research. These journals are charged with the goal of ranking among the world's top STM journals within five years, and will be given the support to do so. The second, third scientific journals with good foundation and great development potential were selected as key journals, forming a competitive dynamic with leading journals. Number three, 200 journals selected as emerging journals for their focus on basic research, engineering and technology, and potential to expand the communication and popularization of science. Number four is for new titles, new launches, using criteria-based priority research fields. Having a forward-looking approach and outstanding leadership, China hopes to establish new high-potential English scientific journals in the fields of China's traditional research strength. Emerging interdisciplinary research areas, strategic research frontiers, and some key common technologies. From 2019 to 23rd in each year, China will launch 30 new titles as high-potential journals. Number five for the sub-projects is called journal-cluster pilot projects. These two build groups of journals. Five publishers like Hial Education Press, Science Press, China Medical Association, Publishing House have been chosen to implement this sub-project. Number six is to build up international digital publishing service platforms. China's digital companies, CNKI and founder group, and Tsinghua University Press have been chosen into this sub-project. Number seven is to train high-level talents for running journals. For example, in 2020, the Society of China University journals have cooperated with some international publishers to hold a series of training programs. The training of high-level talents for operating journals, for running journals, is a big challenge. Also, to encourage China-owned, China-based journals to move to the house on Chinese publishing platforms is also a big challenge. How many Chinese-owned journals will be moved to those journal publishing platforms in the coming years? I hope as many as possible. After implementation for almost two years, some goals have been achieved. In this year, during the meeting for pushing forward an excellence action plan, CAST has announced that by now 29 journals in this heavily invested plan have come up to top 10% in their subject categories, and 12 have been in top 5%. More significantly, eight journals already in top 5. These are some journals ranked in top 5% and top 10%. Leading journals like Light, Science and Application, Molecular Plants in top 5%. Some key journals, even Emerging journals, have already been in top 10% and top 5%. These are eight journals in top 5. Very remarkably, you can say how to culture research these journals have been ranked in number 1 in its subject. There are some discussions or even debates how we can define the world class. Ranking in top 5 or even top 3 in journal indexing systems can be called world class. I want to hear your opinions, your ideas or your suggestions. In 2021, this is the third year of this action for excellence plan. According to Chinese tradition, China will evaluate the achievements in the past three years. China will research some new policies to support the development of journals in groups. And China will encourage China-owned, China-based journals to use Chinese digital publishing platforms. In this year, they hope at least 200 journals will be moved to these platforms or to use these platforms. China will explore the path of open access. Open access is a whole topic also in China. Finally, this year, China will hold the four forums for world S&M journals. I hope I can meet you or see you in person or online during this conference. Thank you for listening to our talk. We welcome your questions either after this session or later on while e-mails. Thank you very much.
ambitious plan to establish world-class STM Excellence Action Plan. The major purposes of this plan are to further enhance the international impact of China-based journals, to are charged with the goal of ranking among the world's top STM journals within five years, and and great development potential were selected as leading journals. Number three, 200 journals selected as emerging journals for their focus on priority research fields. Having a strategic research frontiers, and some key common technologies. From 2019 to 23rd in each year, China will launch 30 new titles as high-potential journals will be moved to those journal