［Purposes］ This paper aims to monitor the global development of open access (OA), study the rationality of article processing charge (APC), and analyze the flow of research funding to provide suggestions and references for the management of research funds and high-quality academic exchanges in China. ［Methods］ Based on SCIE data and OA journal website information, a statistical analysis was conducted on the publication of global OA journals, authors' publications, and APC for each OA journal, as well as the publication volume and APC expenditure of Chinese corresponding authors, combined with a quantitative analysis to evaluate the reasonableness of APC for OA journals. ［Findings］ In 2023, 7754 OA journals are indexed by SCIE, showing a decrease of 0.1% compared with 2022. The proportion of journals with reasonable APC is 65%. The global volume of OA publications decreases by 2.2%, and the papers published by Chinese corresponding authors account for 29.5%. Chinese corresponding authors publish 275400 papers in 5779 OA journals, with an APC expenditure of approximately 5.29 billion RMB, representing an increase of 2% and 23% in publication volume and APC expenditure, respectively, compared with those in 2022. The National Natural Science Foundation of China is the primary funder for OA publications by Chinese corresponding authors, with an annual APC expenditure increase of 10%. ［Conclusions］ Against the backdrop of a global decline in publication volume, China's OA publication volume and APC expenditure continue to increase. It is recommended to strengthen regulation to ensure the quality and reasonableness of OA publishing, while optimizing the use of research funding to promote the development of high-quality academic exchanges.

［Purposes］ With the rapid development of global open access (OA) publishing, OA journals exhibit special predatory characteristics, causing abnormal conditions that have attracted much attention. It is necessary to explore the predatory characteristics and their manifestations of OA predatory journals. ［Methods］ By sorting out the consensus on the characteristics of predatory journals and conducting multidimensional analysis of OA journals publishing data, this paper studied the current situation of OA journals moving towards monetization and over-commercialization, and the new characteristics of predatory. ［Findings］ Based on the characteristic framework for predatory journals and analysis of the predatory behavior and consequences of OA journals, the characteristics are proposed from three aspects: predatory motivation, predatory behavior, and predatory consequences. ［Conclusions］ It is suggested to develop OA investment quota and quality control line, establish the OA cost framework, and release a whitelist of OA journals, so as to achieve standardized and win-win development of the global OA market.

［Purposes］ This study aims to understand the current state of dissemination of popular science journals on TikTok in China and to analyze the characteristics of their dissemination. ［Methods］ We obtained data related to the dissemination of popular science journals' TikTok accounts through online research. We performed content analysis on specific cases to summarize the dissemination characteristics of these TikTok accounts. ［Findings］ In China, the construction of TikTok accounts for popular science journals is insufficient, with limited activation rates, and there are significant differences in the operation and influence of these journals' TikTok presence. Popular science journals' TikTok accounts focus on producing content closely aligned with the journals' missions. In terms of branding, they create specific characters to increase interaction. In presentation, they adopt a series of short videos to disseminate content, thereby fostering ongoing influence. In terms of expression, they utilize approachable internet slang and sentence structures to make the videos more interesting. With respect to dissemination, they form a new media matrix to synergistically expand the reach of their content. ［Conclusions］ As crucial vehicles for science education, popular science journals should adapt to the trend of short video development, master the characteristics and principles of dissemination, and thereby better leverage their role in promoting content creation and enhancing the journals' influence.

［Purposes］ This study explores the model construction and specific practical strategies of collaborative cooperation between scientific journals and knowledge-based opinion leaders in science popularization. ［Methods］ Employing literature analysis and case study methods, we dissected how scientific journals and opinion leaders effectively collaborate in science popularization activities, revealing key elements and operational mechanisms of their cooperative models. ［Findings］ Cooperation in science popularization between scientific journals and opinion leaders enables complementary advantages and mutual benefits. Based on systems theory, a cooperative science popularization model is proposed, which encompasses implementation systems, quality assurance and evaluation systems, and incentive systems. ［Conclusions］ Scientific journals should actively integrate internal and external resources, establish sound cooperative mechanisms, innovate science popularization formats together, expand communication channels, and enhance the social value of research outcomes.

［Purposes］ This study explores the development strategy for the science popularization platforms in Chinese scientific journals, providing insights into their mission to promote scientific spirit and disseminate scientific knowledge. ［Methods］ Utilizing literature analysis and interviews, we employed the SWOT model to comprehensively analyze the internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats in constructing science popularization platforms for Chinese scientific journals. In addition, we constructed a SWOT strategy matrix based on journal practice cases. ［Findings］ Micro strategies for science popularization platforms in scientific journals include building brand recognition, expanding influence, sharing resources, and enhancing quality. Macro strategies involve refining mechanisms, fostering coordinated development, implementing strategic layouts, and increasing investments. ［Conclusions］ To advance science popularization, scientific journals should focus on top-level design, leverage talent, resources, and technology advantages, diversify content and presentation forms, create distinctive science popularization brands through a diverse media communication matrix, and establish interactive science popularization platforms integrating science, media, and public engagement. This will contribute to fostering a conducive environment for science popularization.

［Purposes］ To meet the scientific community's demand for openness and transparency in research, this study explores an academic publishing model that integrates preprints and open review. ［Methods］ Addressing current issues in academic publishing as the foundation, we examined the relationship between preprints, open review, and academic publishing. We discussed the theoretical and practical feasibility of combining preprints with open review. Based on this, we proposed and outlined the "preprint + open review" model, explaining its main concepts and operational mechanisms in terms of publishing processes, participant roles, core attributes, and functional values. ［Findings］ Tailored to China's national conditions, we suggest practical strategies for implementing the "preprint + open review" model: promoting a shift in the participant mindsets, gradually disclosing all content, fostering collaboration between academic journals and existing preprint platforms, and refining supportive regulatory frameworks. ［Conclusions］ The study offers insights to reform China's academic publishing model.

［Purposes］ This study investigates the coevolution of strategic scientist communities and think tank scientific journals. Drawing from the ecosystem coevolution perspective, it aims to identify strategies to boost the development of these journals. ［Methods］ We utilized network research, interviews, and longitudinal single-case study methods to explore the stages of coevolution between the journals and the community of strategic scientists. We also examined the exchange of resources throughout various phases of journal development to analyze the interaction of resources between both parties. ［Findings］ The relationship between strategic scientists and think tank scientific journals is characterized by a dynamic and staged process. The stages include the establishment, integration, and enhancement of initial resources. Resources arrangement activities observed in these stages are the linking and co-construction, synergy and transformation, and cultivation and efficiency enhancing of resources, respectively. ［Conclusions］ The results indicate bolstering the investment and integration of scientific resources in think tank scientific journals. The influence of the strategic scientist community should be utilized to promote the development of relevant journals. This, in turn, would contribute to both the development of relevant journals and the professional growth of the strategic scientists.

［Purposes］ This study aims to explore the narrative pathways of Chinese mythology images on the covers of international scientific journals and to promote modern Chinese civilization. ［Methods］ We analyzed innovations in carriers, symbols, and mechanisms within the narrative of Chinese mythology images on these covers, as well as method innovations in contemporary Chinese civilization that presented by abstract, symmetrical, and contemporary Chinese mythology images. ［Findings］ The images of the Chinese dragon and the Chinese phoenix on the covers of international scientific journals, characterized by intertextuality and narrative plot, showcase the artistic style of Chinese mythology storytelling. This serves as a reference for applying native cultural elements—specifically Chinese mythology images—to the covers of Chinese scientific journals. ［Conclusions］ Chinese scientific journals can enhance the visual narrative strategy of Chinese mythology through cover images, promoting cultural exchange and international communication, fostering a sense of cultural identity among the Chinese people, enriching the connotation and scientific value of Chinese culture, and building an international platform to tell the Chinese story and disseminate Chinese wisdom.

［Purposes］ This paper aims to visually present and deeply analyze the current status of international publications of research on Chinese scientific journals, clarify their knowledge structure and cutting-edge hotspots, and provide references for the research and practical development of Chinese scientific journals. ［Methods］ We employed VOSviewer to create knowledge domain maps for the 206 articles on Chinese scientific journals from the Web of Science Core Collection, using bibliometric analysis data up to December 31, 2023. ［Findings］ The first article is published in 1973, and the annual publication volume has remained at 10–12 from 2020 to 2023. A relatively large proportion of these publications are in information science journals, and publications in English scientific journals in China are gradually increasing. International collaboration has yielded fruitful results, with universities and scientific research institutions making significant contributions. Among all Chinese scientific journals, Chinese medical journals are the key research objects. The top five research topics are bibliometrics and journal evaluation, quality and standards of experimental reports in medical journals, internationalization, open access, and publishing practice. Collaboration, world-class journals, and digital publishing platforms are cutting-edge topics. ［Conclusions］ Efforts should be made to enhance the ability and motivation of researchers, especially those in the scientific journals publishing industry, to publish their research internationally, and to encourage them to comprehensively and objectively showcase the current status of Chinese scientific journals, providing support and guidance for the high-quality development of Chinese scientific journals.

［Purposes］ The study aims to provide information for building the editorial talent team for developing world-class scientific journals in China. ［Methods］ We explored the concept, characteristics, academic role, and source of scholarly editors and discussed the running of journals, editorial talent development, cultivating potential, and development feasibility of scholarly editors. ［Findings］ For scholarly editors, professional academic literacy is their core literacy. Scholarly editors play an important role in improving the content quality of scientific journals through topic selection planning, solicitation, manuscript examination, attending academic conferences, etc. Scholar introduction and editor professionalization are the two main approaches to scholarly editor talent team building. Under the main models of journals running in China, scholarly editors are the main force in improving the content quality of journals. A division management and valuation for editors should be implemented, to leverage the academic capacity of academic editors rather than simply encouraging them to develop towards versatile talents. Non-academic work of academic editors should be avoided, as it causes resource waste and difficulty in realizing expert publishing. Given the high proportion of highly educated editors in scientific journals in China, and subject scholars being involved as part-time editorial board members and chief editors, the development of scholar editors is feasible with great potential. ［Conclusions］ The cultivation of scholar editors in China is an important part of the talent team building for the development of world-class scientific journals, and a key factor in improving the content quality of scientific journals.

［Purposes］ This study analyzes the current status of conflict of interest reporting in core Chinese nursing scientific journals and proposes targeted improvement suggestions to promote academic publishing research integrity and ethics codes. ［Methods］ Twelve core Chinese nursing scientific journals included in the 2023 edition of the Chinese S & T Journal Citation Reports (Natural Science) were selected as the study subjects. We retrieved the number of articles published from January 1, 2023, to March 26, 2024, from these journals on CNKI. Furthermore, each journal's reports on conflict of interest were screened and evaluated. We also visited the official websites of the 12 journals to investigate their requirements for reporting conflict of interest and author contributions in manuscripts. ［Findings］ Core Chinese nursing scientific journals exhibit lax requirements for reporting conflict of interest. Among the 12 journals, only 6 journals (50%) have specified requirements for authors to report conflict of interest. Of these, only 2 journals have high reporting rates in 2024, reaching 97% and 86%, respectively. The remaining 4 journals show suboptimal implementation status and lack standardized content for conflict of interest reporting. None of the journals require editors or reviewers to publicly disclose this information to readers. ［Conclusions］ It is recommended that core Chinese nursing scientific journals promptly implement the conflict of interest declaration policies formulated by national research management departments. Journals should publish requirements for conflict of interest declaration reports and standardized reporting content on their official websites and publishing platforms. Extensive and in-depth education and publicity efforts should target authors, reviewers, and editors to further prevent academic misconduct.

［Purposes］ The four updates of "Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing" from 2013 to 2022 are nurtured in the context of global open science publishing and may shed insight into the development of Chinese academic journals. ［Methods］ The first to the fourth versions of the principles were obtained through the website of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association. Taking the individual principle as a unit of analysis, we carried out a longitudinal text analysis on the content of principles to systematically reveal their differences and development over time. Based on the principles of the latest version which were analyzed in the article, we put forward suggestions for the development of Chinese academic journals. ［Findings］ From 2013 to 2022, four versions of "Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing" have been published, aiming to ensure the quality and credibility of academic research by improving the transparency of academic publishing behaviors and processes. Compared with previous versions, the fourth version provides more detailed instructions on how to achieve transparency and best practices focusing on 16 principles pertaining to four dimensions: journal content, journal practices, organization, and business practices, with considerations of the practices achievable by journals in different disciplines, regions, and scales, to cope with the challenges by open science. ［Conclusions］ "Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing" would be helpful for the improvement of the transparency of China's publishing behaviors and processes and ensure the quality and credibility of China's academic research. Chinese academic journals should increase the awareness of and participation in open science development, work on network security maintenance and website information transparency, clearly describe copyright and licensing information in journal policies to protect intellectual property rights, and safeguard editorial independence to ensure academic value.

［Purposes］ This study analyzes posts and comments on preprints within the academic community to reveal researchers' perceptions and emotional responses toward preprints. It aims to provide insights for the integration of preprints with traditional academic journal publishing in China. ［Methods］ Using the Bazhuayu web crawler software, data related to preprints from websites such as Muchong and Zhihu were thus collected. Text analysis methods, including ROST CM6?software and tools like Weiciyun, were employed to generate word clouds, construct semantic networks, extract discussion themes, and conduct sentiment analysis. ［Findings］ Researchers' attention to preprints covers concerns before submission, operational aspects during submission, and the impact after publication. Topics include withdrawal and deletion of preprints, effects on formal submissions, academic recognition, and platform choices. Researchers' attitudes towards preprints are predominantly neutral in sentiment. ［Conclusions］ Preprints bring new opportunities and challenges to the traditional journal publishing model. It is recommended to integrate platform resources, improve peer review systems, refine recognition criteria, optimize publishing models, and establish better connections between preprint publication and journal publishing. These efforts aim to enhance the academic publishing system and better serve researchers' activities.

［Purposes］ This paper aims to deeply study and understand the influencing factors of the communication effect of scientific journal videos, which promote journal media development and facilitate widespread communication of scientific research achievements. ［Methods］ Starting from communication elements and processes, this paper refined the communication effect by following the process of audience psychological change, constructing a theoretical framework for identifying the influencing factors of scientific journal video communication effects. We obtained communication data from journals selected under the "Excellence Action Plan for Chinese STM Journals" (excluding popular science journals) on bilibili and conducted empirical research on the influencing factors of scientific journal video communication effects using multiple linear regression analysis. ［Findings］ The influencing factors of scientific journal video communication effects on bilibili mainly include communication subject elements, such as integrated subjects and sponsoring unit types; communication channel elements, such as account verification and update frequency; communication content elements, such as content themes, number of tags, subtitles, and release times. ［Conclusions］ Multiple strategies are proposed to enhance the communication effect of scientific journal videos: encouraging journals to collaborate, strengthening resource traction by sponsoring units, improving account credibility, maintaining moderate levels of activity, building content brands, delivering precise content, and optimizing distribution tactics.

［Purposes］ This study aims to comprehensively assess the influence of China's international medical journals from multiple dimensions and provide new insights for the optimization and development of journal evaluation systems. ［Methods］ We selected 75 international medical journals in China as the data source. A total of 14 indicators were chosen to construct an index system across three dimensions: academic impact, journal reputation, and social impact. The entropy weighting method, combined with factor analysis, was used to calculate the weight of each indicator, and the TOPSIS method was employed to calculate the comprehensive scores of each indicator. ［Findings］ The research demonstrates that the three dimensions mentioned above mutually enhance each other. Actions such as adding research results to collections and bookmarking them significantly contribute to the improvement of a journal's comprehensive influence, more than mentions on social media, news, and blogs. ［Conclusions］ Incorporating indicators of reputation and social impact into the evaluation systems provides a comprehensive assessment of the multidimensional influence of journals, offering a more complete picture of the development of journals.

［Purposes］ This paper aims to provide references for standardizing the review mechanism of journals and effectively selecting excellent manuscripts. ［Methods］ Taking the F5000 high-level papers recommended by the editorial department of high-quality journals in China from 2017 to 2021 as objects, bibliometric methods and content analysis methods were utilized to analyze the characteristics and experts' opinions of F5000 high-level papers. ［Findings］ As a journal more actively recommends F5000 high-level papers, its influence is higher. The application value of some papers published in China's high-quality journals is relatively high. In comparison, national fund projects contribute to more high-level papers. During the selection of high-level papers, peer-review experts follow important criteria: whether the paper is innovative, forward-looking, practical (with academic value and application value), scientific, and normative. ［Conclusions］ Major scientific research projects strongly support the output of high-level papers in China. Journals should fully utilize various academic communication platforms to enhance their visibility and influence and actively play their roles in bridging industry, academia, and research.

［Purposes］ This study aims to refine the influencing factors of the data paper submission behavior of researchers in the field of natural sciences in China, reveal the internal logic of the submission behavior, and put forward corresponding suggestions. ［Methods］ Via semi-structured interviews to collect data and based on the theory of planned behavior and the technology acceptance model, we extracted the influencing factors of data paper submission behavior and constructed a preliminary model of influencing factors. ［Findings］ At the individual level, perceived cost has a negative impact on data paper submission attitudes, while perceived risk affects both submission attitudes and intentions. Researchers tend to amplify submission risks. At the technical level, perceived usefulness has a positive effect on both attitudes and intentions, and researchers' data paper submission behaviors demonstrate initiative in responding to academic communication and a sense of researcher identity. At the social level, subjective norms have a positive effect on attitudes toward data paper submission, and peer advice and the atmosphere of the academic field can serve as incentives for submission. Perceived behavioral control positively affects the intention to submit data papers. Policies and regulations of the funding agency or the researcher's institution and scientific and technical journals can significantly promote the submission behavior. ［Conclusions］ To promote the occurrence of data paper submission behavior of researchers, strategies should be formulated in terms of reducing the perceived risk, improving the perceived behavioral control, perceived usefulness, and subjective norms, such as utilizing the influence of community, enhancing incentives for publishing data papers, developing and improving the legal system of data publishing, and establishing an evaluation mechanism for data citation.

［Purposes］ This study aims to systematically explore the evaluation of academic journals in the humanities and social sciences in China under the new situation, focusing on theoretical guidance for evaluation schemes, data-supported evaluation practices, and methodological implementation of evaluation work. ［Methods］ Using methods such as literature review, logical analysis, and summarization, based on local practices and international experience, we constructed a three-dimensional framework for evaluating academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. ［Findings］ In terms of theoretical logic, based on the paradigm of humanities and social sciences research, adjustments from uniform standards to classified evaluations, expansions from academic influence to social impact, and transitions from summative evaluation to formative evaluation are discussed, providing a theoretical basis for the formulation of evaluation schemes. Regarding multi-source data, addressing the heterogeneous data characteristics of the humanities and social sciences, macroscopic and microscopic paths for database construction are designed to support the scientificity of evaluation practices. In terms of methodological implementation, addressing the challenges of journal evaluation in the humanities and social sciences, emphasis is placed on the expansion and integration of peer review and scientometric analysis. ［Conclusions］ The evaluation of journals in the humanities and social sciences in China needs to draw on international experience based on policy orientation and local practices, exploring development paths for evaluation schemes tailored to Chinese characteristics from three dimensions: theory, data, and methodology.