摘要：

【目的】从期刊编辑部人员的角度分析国内学术期刊专题/专栏建设存在的问题,为切实发挥学术期刊专题/专栏建设的作用提供数据支持和具有可操作性的方案。【方法】采用问卷调查法,以学术期刊编辑部人员为调查对象,调查学术期刊专题/专栏开展情况及相关影响因素、编辑部人员的态度和满意度、存在的困难等,对问卷结果进行统计分析。【结果】调查样本中,学术期刊专题/专栏策划开展率为83.5%,约稿成功率为86.0%。85.9%的期刊编辑部人员愿意在专题/专栏建设方面投入精力,68.5%对专题/专栏建设持满意态度。85.3%的期刊专题/专栏稿件年发文比例在25%以内,而专题/专栏稿件年发文比例为>25%~50%时专题/专栏满意度最高。78.3%的期刊专题/专栏建设年投入经费低于5万元。中文期刊专题/专栏策划开展率、约稿成功率、年投入经费、专题/专栏稿件年发文比例与满意度均低于英文期刊。99.5%的调查对象表示期刊专题/专栏建设有各方面的困难。【结论】目前国内学术期刊普遍重视专题/专栏建设,但仍需要探索适合自身期刊发展的专题/专栏建设规模,中文期刊专题/专栏建设尚有进一步提升空间。编辑部人员表示专题/专栏建设中,存在期刊影响力不够、编辑人员数量少、专家回应率不高、稿件提供拖延和质量不如预期等困难。建议通过打造期刊特色,增强期刊凝聚力,提高期刊影响力;多渠道补充编辑人员,尝试集约化出版;优化约稿方式方法;调动重要合作对象的积极性;提升编辑的学术能力和服务能力;适当增加专题/专栏建设资金投入和政策支持(特别是中文期刊);多组织合作建设专题/专栏等方式来提高专题/专栏建设的成功率和效率,为树立期刊品牌、提高期刊影响力和办刊水平提供路径。

关键词: 学术期刊, 专题/专栏建设, 编辑部人员, 约稿, 困难, 对策

Abstract:

[Purposes] This study analyzes the problems in the development of special topics/columns of domestic academic journals from the perspective of editorial staff, which provides data and methods for enhancing the role of special topics/columns. [Methods] A questionnaire was designed to investigate editorial staff of academic journals about the development of special topics/columns, the influencing factors, attitude to and satisfaction with the development, and challenges. The results of the questionnaire were statistically analyzed. [Findings] A total of 83.5% of the journals have designed the special topics/columns. The success rate of soliciting contributions is 86.0%. A total of 85.9% of the editorial staff are willing to put effort into the development of special topics/columns, and 68.5% are satisfied with the development of special topics/columns. The annual proportion of articles in special topics/columns is <25% in 85.3% of journals. When the annual proportion of special topics/columns is >25%-50%, the satisfaction with the special topics/columns is the highest. The annual investment in the special topics/columns is <50000 CNY among 78.3% of the journals. The implementation rate of special topic/column planning, success rate of soliciting contributions, annual investment, annual proportion of articles in special topics/columns, and satisfaction of Chinese journals are lower than those of English journals. A total 99.5% of the respondents complain about the challenges in the development of special topics/columns. [Conclusions] At the moment, domestic academic journals attach great importance to the development of special topics/columns, but more efforts should be made to explore the specific scale of the special topics/columns. There is still room for further improvement in the development of special topics/columns of Chinese journals. According to the investigation, the development of the special topics/columns faces the challenges of low journal impact, insufficient editorial staff, low response rate of experts, delay in providing manuscripts, and poor quality. Thus, efforts should be made to highlight the characteristics, strengthen the cohesion, and improve the influence of journals. Moreover, journals should increase editors through multiple channels, try intensive publishing, optimize the method of soliciting contributions, mobilize important partners, improve the academic ability and service ability of editors, and increase the fund input and policy support (especially Chinese journals). They should cooperate with relevant organizations to build special topics/columns, so as to improve the success rate and efficiency in the development of special topics/columns and provide a path for building brand and improving impact and ability of journals.

Key words: Academic journal, Topic/column development, Editorial staff, Soliciting contribution, Challenge, Countermeasure