Industry Trends

Perspectives of Chinese researchers on open access and open data

The scientific community is steadily moving toward open science. Even publishers are joining this “open” trend. China, being the country with the second largest research output globally, forms an…
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Do journals' instructions for authors pay enough attention to ethical issues?

With the rise in instances of misconduct in the academic publishing industry, everyone is aware that authors, journals, and editors have a joint responsibility to ensure ethical publication. This…
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Does China need to look beyond SCI?

China’s contribution to global research has increased steadily and significantly. One of the main reasons for this increased visibility is China’s Science Citation Index (SCI) focused scientific…