摘要：

【目的】 探讨在专题/专刊出版成为期刊主要策略的背景下,专题/专刊对期刊影响力的提升效果。【方法】 以《热带地理》为例,采用中国知网的统计数据,对比专题/专刊文章与自由来稿的被引频次和下载量,分析2014—2019年专题/专刊的实际效果。【结果】 (1)专题/专刊出版能有效提升期刊的外部声誉和影响力,有助于期刊获得国内评价体系的认可和国外数据库的收录。(2)总体而言,专题/专刊文章的被引频次略高于自由来稿,但两者差异并不明显。(3)专题/专刊文章下载量占期刊文章总下载量的63.6%,远高于自由来稿,可见专题/专刊能够引起广大作者、读者的关注,可显著地扩大学术传播范围。(4)专题/专刊的时效性、发表相似主题内容的间隔时间、命名的特色化、作者群体的覆盖面、文章数量、文章第一作者的职称和学历、宣传力度等是专题/专刊出版效果的重要影响因素。【结论】 策划出版专题/专刊能有效提升期刊的外部声誉和影响力,但并非所有专题/专刊都能取得显著效果。除了做好内容之外,期刊应高度重视专题/专刊的宣传推广和知识服务。同时,必须强化期刊品牌建设,为期刊赢得优质人才,从而助力专题/专刊策划。

关键词: 专题/专刊, 自由来稿, 被引频次, 下载量, 期刊影响力, 《热带地理》

Abstract:

[Purposes] This paper aims to discuss the effect of special issue on the influence of journals under the background that the publication of special issues has become the main strategy of journals. [Methods] According to the statistical data from CNKI, we compared the cited frequency and downloads of the feature articles and unsolicited articles published on Tropical Geography from 2014 to 2019. [Findings] (1) Special issues can remarkably improve the influence of journals. With the special issues, chances are high that the journals can be recognized by domestic evaluation system and included in foreign databases. (2) In general, the cited frequency of feature articles is higher than that of unsolicited articles and the difference is insignificant. (3) The downloads of feature articles account for 63.6% of the total downloads of the journal, which are much more than that of the unsolicited articles. Thus, special issues can attract the attention of authors and readers and significantly enhance academic communication. (4) The timeliness, publication interval between articles of similar topics, characteristics of the topic name, coverage of author group, number of articles, title and education background of the first author, and publicity determine the effect of special issues. [Conclusions] Planning special issues can effectively enhance the external reputation and influence of journals, but not all special issues can achieve significant results. Except for quality content, journals should attach great importance to publicity and promotion and knowledge service of special issues. In addition, journals should emphasize the brand building to attract talents for the planning of special issues.

Key words: Special issue, Unsolicited article, Cited frequency, Download, Journal influence, Tropical Geography