Abstract:

[Purposes] This paper compares the publishing characteristics and academic influence of overseas comprehensive geriatric journals in different academic zones, aiming to explore the measures for improving the sustainable development of geriatric journals in China and provide a reference for the high-quality development of comprehensive scientific journals. [Methods] Six comprehensive geriatric journals sponsored by overseas geriatrics societies, including 3 journals in Q1/Q2 zone and 3 journals in Q3/Q4 zone of academic influence, were selected. The citation indicators in JCR and Web of Science and related journal websites were employed to analyze the contributions of different publication types to academic influence and the differences of publication topics. Furthermore, suggestions were put forward to strengthen the academic influence of comprehensive scientific journals in China in view of their development status and subject characteristics. [Findings] The journals in Q1/Q2 zone have a wider distribution of source countries and a higher number of publications than those in Q3/Q4 zone, with abundant publications of Chinese scholars. The journals in Q1/Q2 zone have higher citation rates of papers and lower rates of zero citations. These journals have low proportions of essays and reviews, while they publish more papers in featured and thematic columns and have higher cited frequency than those in Q3/Q4 zone. The academic quality of guidelines and consensus published by journals in Q3/Q4 zone remains to be improved. The journals in Q1/Q2 zone have fewer sub-specialty topics and focus more on multi-disciplinary comprehensive topics than the journals in Q3/Q4 zone. [Conclusions] To improve the academic influence of comprehensive scientific journals, efforts should be made to strengthen the overall management of the quantity and quality of different types of papers, attach importance to featured columns, plan multi-dimensional special topics, and pay attention to multi-disciplinary comprehensive topics.

Key words: Comprehensive scientific journal, Academic influence, Publishing characteristic, Column, Topic planning, Geriatrics

摘要：

【目的】 比较不同学术分区的国外综合类老年医学期刊的发文特点与学术影响力,探索我国老年医学期刊可持续发展的有效途径,为综合类科技期刊高质量发展提供参考依据。【方法】 选择6种国外老年医学会主办的综合类老年医学期刊(Q1/Q2区和Q3/Q4区各3种),基于JCR和Web of Science数据库的引证指标及相关期刊网站,主要分析期刊不同发文类型对学术影响力的贡献以及发文主题的差异,结合综合类期刊发展现状和学科特点提出提升我国综合类科技期刊学术影响力的建议。【结果】 与Q3/Q4区期刊相比,Q1/Q2区期刊发文的来源国家比较广泛,发文量较高,且中国学者发文量排名靠前。Q1/Q2区期刊发文实际被引用率较高而零被引率较低,论著和综述类发文占比不高,但特色类和专题类发文量及被引频次均高于Q3/Q4区期刊,Q3/Q4区期刊指南共识类发文的学术质量需要提高。较Q3/Q4区期刊,Q1/Q2区期刊报道的亚专科主题数量少,且更偏向于多学科综合主题。【结论】 为提高学术影响力,综合类科技期刊需要加强对不同类型发文量和质的统筹管理,重视特色栏目建设,加强多维度专题策划组稿,并且注重多学科综合主题方向的报道。

关键词: 综合类科技期刊, 学术影响力, 发文特点, 栏目, 主题策划, 老年医学