摘要：

目的 揭示同群效应驱动下我国科技期刊同质化问题的形成机制与演变路径，为破解科技期刊同质化、实现高质量发展提供理论参考与实践启示。 方法 借鉴组织社会学和行为经济学中的同群效应理论，按照“动因→过程→影响→出路”的逻辑链条，围绕同群效应如何推动科技期刊从特色化演变到标准化并引发同质化危机展开系统阐释。 结果 办刊的不确定性、期刊评价体系、合法性压力与社会比较四重机制共同推动期刊之间的相互模仿；这一模仿行为使期刊从特色化办刊的传统形态逐渐走向标准化的趋同模式，并在临界点之后形成自我强化的循环。同质化带来学术生态多样性受损、创新能力隐性损耗、期刊核心竞争力消解与学术资源错配等后果。 结论 破解科技期刊同质化需要在认知、评价、制度、行业4个层面协同发力，包括认知层面的参照系重构、评价层面的多元化引导、制度层面的特色化赋能以及行业层面的集体自觉转向。

关键词: 科技期刊, 同群效应, 同质化, 特色化, 标准化, 破解路径

Abstract:

Purposes This paper aims to reveal the formation mechanisms and evolutionary pathways of homogenization in Chinese scientific journals driven by peer effect， explore solutions to the homogenization crisis， and provide theoretical references and practical insights for Chinese scientific journals to overcome homogenization and achieve high-quality development. Methods Drawing on peer effect theory from organizational sociology and behavioral economics， and following the logical chain of “drivers-process-impacts-solutions”， this paper systematically explains how peer effect drives scientific journals to shift from distinctiveness to standardization and subsequently trigger a homogenization crisis. Findings Four mechanisms of uncertainty in journal management， the journal evaluation system， legitimacy pressures， and social comparison， collectively drive mutual imitation among journals. This imitative behavior gradually moves journals from their traditional distinctive models toward standardized convergence， forming a self-reinforcing cycle after a critical threshold. Homogenization leads to consequences such as diminished academic ecological diversity， implicit loss of innovation capacity， erosion of journal core competitiveness， and misallocation of academic resources. Conclusions Resolving homogenization in scientific journals requires coordinated efforts across four levels： cognition， evaluation， institutions， and the industry. These include reconstructing reference frames at the cognitive level， promoting diversified evaluation at the evaluative level， empowering differentiation through institutional arrangements， and fostering collective self-reflection within the industry.

Key words: Scientific journals, Peer effect, Homogenization, Distinctiveness, Standardization, Resolution pathways