Abstract:

Purposes This paper summarizes the development strategy， operation， and cooperation of African journals online （AJOL）， providing reference for the journal development. Methods Taking the AJOL platform as a case study， it makes a comprehensive analysis of the developing road， technical measures， operation mode， international cooperation， and so on， by analyzing the website data and combining with the literature of African research. Findings Until now AJOL has gathered 894 journals by taking unified technical standards， and actively expanding international cooperation as development measures. Among them， there are 424 kinds of open access （OA） and 92 journals included in the Scopus database. AJOL platform promotes capacity building and standardization in the development and cooperation. It evaluates journals according to its own JPPS grading system to promote the self-construction of journals. The diversified operation mode of AJOL is worthy of reference for the construction of journal platforms in China. Conclusions AJOL platform’s standardized management and the leading role in promoting international cooperation have greatly promoted the common development and international influence improvement of African journals.

Key words: African journal, African journals online （AJOL） platform, Internationalization strategy, Digital publishing, Open access

摘要：

目的 总结非洲期刊在线（AJOL）平台的发展、运营、合作等国际化策略，为我国期刊发展提供参考经验。方法 以AJOL平台为实证案例，通过对网站数据整理分析，结合文献调研，对其发展历程、运营模式、国际合作、数据库收录等信息进行综合分析，梳理AJOL在国际化过程中采取的有效策略。结果 目前，AJOL平台已汇集894种期刊，其中OA期刊424种，被Scopus数据库收录期刊92种；AJOL平台在发展与合作中推进能力建设和标准化，建立JPPS分级系统对期刊进行评价以促进期刊发展，AJOL平台多元化的运营方式对于我国建设期刊平台具有借鉴意义。结论 AJOL平台的标准化管理和在促进国际合作中发挥的引领作用，极大地促进了非洲期刊的共同发展和国际影响力提升。

关键词: 非洲期刊, 非洲期刊在线（AJOL）平台, 国际化策略, 数字出版, 开放获取