Digital publishing and China's core scientific journals: a position paper

  • Authors:

  • Wei Hong Cheng;Sheng Li Ren;Ronald Rousseau

  • Affiliations:

  • Editorial Office of Acta Agronomica Sinica, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China 100081;Science China Press, Beijing, China 100717 and Department of Publication, NSFC, Beijing, China 100085;Faculty of Engineering Technology, KHBO (Association KU Leuven), Oostende, Belgium 8400 and IBW, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium 2000 and Department of Mathematics, KU Leuven, Leuven (He ...

  • Venue:
  • Scientometrics
  • Year:
  • 2014

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Abstract

In this position paper we discuss the current status of the core scientific journals in China. Based on discussions of journals' relation to a small group of full-text database providers, open access publishing and copyright problems, we conclude that China's digital publishing industry is not yet in a healthy state and some key issues related to revenue, digital piracy and copyright must be solved.