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  • 15 February 2024, Volume 35 Issue 2 
      
    • WEI Xiawen, ZHU Yehua, HAN Xiaoning, ZHANG Xin, LIU Jingjing
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  143-152.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202309050712
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to analyze the operation and communication of WeChat video accounts for popular science journals in China and provide a reference for the new media operation of popular science journals. [Methods] A total of 363 popular science journals in China were taken as research subjects, and the authoritative new media big data evaluation and research platform, namely "www. gsdata. cn" was used as a tool to extract the communication power index of the journal's WeChat video account. The number of published works, reposts, and comments on the journal's video account were examined. Based on literature and typical cases, the communication ability of WeChat video accounts for popular science journals in China was analyzed. [Findings] The concept of using WeChat video accounts to operate brands for popular science journals in China has not yet been formed, and the overall opening rate is low. Some popular science journals lack maintenance after opening video accounts. Different journals have significant differences in short video communication capabilities and severe polarization. There are also problems such as uneven levels of content quality, lack of planning, and scattered and unfocused themes, as well as a general lack of interaction with the audience and a weak awareness of marketing operations. [Conclusions] DIt is necessary to attach importance to the construction of short video platforms, increase resource investment, leverage professional characteristics, enrich high-quality content, strengthen service awareness, and enhance the ability to interact with audiences.

    • BI Chongwu, YAN Jingpei, ZHANG Yixin, ZHOU Jinghong
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  153-162.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202311070887
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to explore the influencing factors and driving mechanisms of communication effect of WeChat official accounts of popular science journals, so as to provide suggestions for improving operational strategies and enhancing communicative power. [Methods] The journals included in Excellent Popular Science Journals in China (2020) were taken as examples, and the factors influencing the communication effect of WeChat official accounts were analyzed by using an ordered Logit regression model from four aspects: environment, techniques, content, and interaction. Furthermore, the fsQCA method was employed to explore the driving mechanisms that lead to favorable communication effects. [Findings] The communication effect of WeChat official accounts of popular science journals is influenced by multiple factors. Among them, content and interaction are the core aspects, while environment and techniques play marginal roles. Three driving mechanisms, namely environmental priority, strategy-oriented, and comprehensive driving, contribute to the favorable communication effect of popular science journals. [Conclusions] DTo enhance the communication effect of WeChat official accounts of popular science journals, it is suggested to give full play to environmental advantages, optimize platform construction, establish marketing concept, improve publishing strategy, adhere to knowledge leading, innovate content output, build user links, and emphasize user interaction.

    • YAN Weina
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  163-170.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202307270558
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      [Purposes] By quantitatively analyzing relevant research literature on popular science journals from 2001 to 2022, we aim to understand the progress, hotspots, and development trends of research on popular science journals in China, so as to promote the capacity building of these journals. [Methods] The articles with the theme of popular science journals were retrieved from CNKI, and then CiteSpace was employed to conduct the knowledge mapping on the progress, hotspots, and trends in the research of popular science journals. [Findings] The research on popular science journals in China demonstrates unique characteristics in terms of quantity of achievements, distribution of journals, distribution of authors, publishing institutions, highly cited articles, high-frequency keywords, keyword clustering, etc. [Conclusions] DThe research on popular science journals in China presents a trend of combining theoretical interpretation with practice. The research topics are increasingly emphasizing the deep integration and innovation of media. The research focuses more on the health science popular journals, agricultural science popular journals, and youth science popular journals, with increasing application of interdisciplinary and diversified research methods.

    • LIU Liying, TANG Liyun, XIAO Hong, WU Junhong, WENG Yanqin, HE Wuji, LIU Rong
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  171-176.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202309260776
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      [Purposes] To know the development of China's scientific journals from a dissemination view, this paper establishes a dissemination index system of scientific journals, which is in line with the practice of scientific journal dissemination and has maneuverability. [Methods] Based on the 5W classical model of dissemination, using the method of literature analysis, expert consultation, and practice investigation, the paper analyzed factors in China's scientific journal dissemination chain and designed the dissemination index system of scientific journals. [Findings] The paper summarizes the dissemination chain and dissemination factors of scientific journals. Based on the transmitter, contents, channels, audiences, and dissemination effects of scientific journals, the paper establishes a quantitative evaluation index system of dissemination of scientific journals with five primary indexes, 13 secondary indexes, and 21 three-level indexes. [Conclusions] DThe paper establishes an objective, systematic, operable, and comprehensive evaluation method for the dissemination of scientific journals, and the method has been applied to Report on the Dissemination of China's Scientific Journal (2022), which verifies the reliability of the index system. However, the index system has a few deficiencies in terms of index correlation research and new media dissemination index design and still needs to be studied and optimized.

    • KONG Hua, WANG Ling, SHENG Jie, XIA Qing, WANG Jinsong, ZHANG Li, HUANG Hesheng
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  177-184.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202302130083
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to explore the high-quality development path of medical journals, enrich relevant theoretical achievements, and enhance the international influence of Chinese medical journals. [Methods] Literature analysis, data analysis, and case analysis were carried out to probe into the problems encountered in the high-quality development of Chinese medical journals and the feasibility of countermeasures. The study followed the protocol of summarizing the basic characteristics of worldclass scientific journals, analyzing the main existing problems, and proposing countermeasures and schemes. [Findings] The definition and characteristics of world-class scientific journals are clarified. The existing problems such as outdated publishing management concept and fuzzy understanding of the dialectical relationship between editing and publishing are deeply analyzed. We propose that the journal management should be improved by adhering to the journal positioning and strengthening the editorial management, publishing management, and personnel cultivation. [Conclusions] DIn the new era, the development of Chinese medical journals in China is faced with both opportunities and challenges. The development of high-quality scientific journals is of great significance for underpinning the progress in science, technology, and culture and building up China's strength in science and technology. Medical journals should optimize the publishing management system, keep in line with the international advanced journal concept, be people-oriented, and prioritize innovation without losing integrity, so as to enhance the ability of Chinese medical journals to serve the national health strategy and economic and social development.

    • QIN Mei, LIU Yingchun, YANG Aidong, WANG Yan, LÜ Xiaomei, DONG Jinbo, SHEN Qingmiao, XING Lu, YUAN Wenye
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  185-192.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202304280316
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to analyze the development trends of agricultural journals in China by summarizing the current development status of excellent agricultural journals and High Starting Point New Journals in agriculture and provide a basis for the high-quality development of agricultural journals in China. [Methods] This study included 19 agricultural journals of 2019 Excellence Action Plan for China's STM Journals (hereafter referred to as Excellence Action Plan) and High Starting Point New Journals in agriculture of Excellence Action Plan from 2019 to 2023. The development trends of agricultural journals were studied based on the selected journals from four aspects: the distribution of agricultural disciplines, the domestic influence, the international influence, and characteristics of High Starting Point New Journals in agriculture. Furthermore, the enlightenments and prospects for the high-quality development of agricultural journals in China were summarized. [Findings] Compared with the agricultural journals supervised by China Association for Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs, those sponsored by agricultural universities under the supervision of Ministry of Education had low impacts. There was a phenomenon of strong disciplines but weak journals. The number of agricultural journals selected into Excellence Action Plan and High Starting Point New Journals in agriculture was small. However, in recent years, agricultural universities in China have comprehensively laid out journal development in their advantageous disciplines, and the number of High Starting Point New Journals is on the rise. At the same time, attention has been paid to the gaps of interdisciplinary research, and a group of new journals with high impacts are emerging, promoting the coordinated development of agricultural journals and disciplines. [Conclusions] DDespite the number of journals selected for Excellence Action Plan is relatively small, China has predominant agricultural disciplines, which provides momentum for the development of agricultural journals. Priority should be put on the development of excellent agricultural journals, which will drive the overall development of general agricultural journals in China.

    • WEI Xiaotian, WANG Chenyang, ZHOU Rongting, ZHOU Shen
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  193-199.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202308010573
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      [Purposes] Learning from international advanced experience, this paper proposes a systematic model for the paper-linked data collection and sharing of social science journals with consideration to China's national conditions and research characteristics in social sciences, aiming to provide reference for related work. [Methods] We employed expert consultation, paper review, and online survey to summarize and compare the processes and elements of paper-linked data collection and sharing of representative journal papers at home and abroad. [Findings] A model for the paper-linked data collection and sharing of Chinese social science journals was established from four aspects: data generation, management, and collection, review of data form and content, data sharing, and data reuse. [Conclusions] DAccording to the practice of the model, we put forward the following suggestions: expanding the definition scope of paper-linked data, introducing policies for paper-linked data collection and sharing that are in line with the characteristics of social science research, introducing multi-mode paper-linked data collection and review methods, and clarifying the specifications for data sharing.

    • GAO Yuan, XIA Ying
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  200-207.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202310310867
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      [Purposes] This paper analyzes the operation and development status of WeChat official accounts of political academic journals in China, explores the relationship between the operation of WeChat official accounts and the academic influence of journals, and provides a reference for the improvement of the influence of academic journals and the management decisions of journal managers. [Methods] Taking CSSCI source journals of political science as the research object, this paper used nearly 15000 posts and social media indicators of 29 political journals' WeChat official accounts from 2014 to 2023. Combined with the comprehensive impact factor indicators of political journals, the paper used correlation analysis and regression analysis to test the correlation. [Findings] It is found that there is no significant correlation between the evaluation index of political journals' WeChat official accounts and the comprehensive impact factor of the journals, while the social media influence of a single post is negatively correlated with the comprehensive impact factor of the journals, and the comprehensive impact factor of the journals is positively correlated with the number of fans of the WeChat official accounts. [Conclusions] DAt present, the operation of WeChat official accounts of political journals has limited effect on improving their academic influence. Improving the academic influence of journals will help to achieve a virtuous circle in the development of social media accounts of journals.

    • YANG Yan, LIU Zhiqiang, XU Haili
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  208-215.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202306100421
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      [Purposes] We survey the authors, editors, reviewers, and editorial board members to investigate their experience and feedback in using the submission and peer-review systems of Chinese and English journals in China, aiming to lay a foundation for the system optimization. [Methods] Interviews and questionnaire survey were employed in this study. The questionnaires concerned user experience, optimization willingness, and common problems in the use of the systems. Chi-square test was then carried out to measure whether sample selection was representative or not. [Findings] A total of 705 valid questionnaires were received. All the four roles showed poor user experience of the systems, and more than 70% of the participants pointed out that the submission and peer-review systems of Chinese and English journals in China needed to be optimized. The interactive experience of people and interfaces, people and contents, and people and people was poor, which affected the users' recognition about the journals. The focus of the user experience of the four roles varied and shared similarities. [Conclusions] DThe submission and peer-review systems of Chinese and English journals in China remain to be optimized. Journals shall pay special attention to user experience and demands and improve the submission and peer-review systems, which will help to improve the journal brand and build world-class journals.

    • YUAN Zihan, JIN Tong
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  216-225.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202305160352
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of retractions of high-impact international journals, so as to enrich the knowledge about retractions and provide a reference for the management of retractions and the improvement of research integrity. [Methods] This article collected 232 retracted papers from Cell, Nature, and Science since their inception and used bibliometric methods to analyze the basic characteristics of the retracted papers, including temporal changes, subject distribution, reasons for retraction, initiators of retraction, and cited frequency before and after retraction. [Findings] The number of retracted papers increased with fluctuations in the last 20 years. The retracted papers were the most in basic life sciences, and the correspondence addresses of the vast majority of retracted papers were the United States, the UK, and Germany. The papers still had high cited frequency after retraction. The major reasons for retractions were falsified data / images and unreliable conclusions, and the latter was severe. The number of papers retracted due to honest errors far exceeded that of papers retracted due to research misconduct. [Conclusions] DWe should correctly understand the phenomenon of retractions and pay attention to the challenges brought by the "reproducibility crisis" to the governance of research misconduct. Furthermore, we should summarize the real reasons of retractions due to honest errors, strengthen the independent analysis of papers retracted due to research misconducts, and explore the citation value and norms of retracted papers.

    • ZHAN Wenhai
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  226-234.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202306120427
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      [Purposes] We accurately evaluates the spotlights of advanced inorganic materials in domestic and international databases, aiming to provide a basis for the decision-making of journal development and pave a new way for journal development under the current situation. [Methods] We investigated 200 highly cited scientific papers published in multidisciplinary materials journals in the international database (Web of Science) and domestic databases [China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Data] during 2019–2020. Before statistical analysis, tags were given to the papers from 5 dimensions: paper type, material species, preparative technology, applied field, and research direction. The common research spotlights of advanced inorganic materials in domestic and international databases were summarized. [Findings] The common research spotlights included 5 material species, 12 research directions, and 1 preparative technology. Compared with those in WoS, the papers in domestic databases presented scattered spotlights, with the contents focusing on conventional research directions. A great deal of Chinese researchers' achievements in the frontiers of advanced inorganic materials was published by international journals. [Conclusions] DChinese scientific journals should grasp the opportunity of the rapidly improving research of Chinese scientists, optimize the topic selection, and double the efforts to commission the manuscripts of original scientific results in spotlights, thus improving the academic quality of journals. Meanwhile, the management staff should strengthen the sense of competition and popularize the journals overseas to improve the journal influence both at home and abroad.

    • BIAN Zhao, LI Wei, YOU Di, YAN Jun
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  235-242.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202208190635
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      [Purposes] To accomplish the mission of telling Chinese stories well and spreading the voice of China, the innovative path for dissemination and communication of academic achievements of scientific journals in the era of media convergence is explored. [Methods] The effects and problems of the dissemination and communication of academic achievements in the National Remote Sensing Bulletin were summarized, so as to provide references for peers in the journal field. [Findings] By building a three-dimensional publicity and communication platform of media convergence, continuously optimizing the publishing content of media convergence, mobilizing the enthusiasm of people playing different roles, penetrating into the frontier research field of remote sensing to carry out close cooperation, and ensuring the docking and service of remote sensing scientific research and remote sensing application scenarios, the influence and field recognition of the National Remote Sensing Bulletin are improved, and its ability to serve the dissemination and communication of remote sensing academic achievements is enhanced. [Conclusions] DThe transition of scientific journals to media convergence has been the trend of the times. Only by conforming to the development of the era of media convergence can we find a path suitable for the dissemination and communication of academic achievements in the era of media convergence through continuous exploration. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay close attention to the development of the discipline in this field during practice, improve the innovative thinking ability of media convergence, enhance the sensitivity and application ability of new technologies, and promote the comprehensive quality of journal editors.

    • MA Wenjun, YANG Yang, LIU Qingqing
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  243-248.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202306150443
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to find the feasible path for the publishing of high-quality special issues by general scientific journals. [Methods] We evaluated the academic influences of nine anniversary-themed special issues published by Journal of Earth Sciences and Environment (JESE) from 2021 to 2023 based on statistical data. [Findings] Compared with other issues published from 2020 to 2023, the nine special issues demonstrated improved quality. [Conclusions] DFor general scientific journals, publishing anniversary-themed special issues is a key path to improve the academic influences of the journals. Keeping connection with experts contributes to the success rate of paper commissioning. The three-level review and three-times proofreading system provides a guarantee for the quality of special issues. Diverse design on external presentation of special issues can boost the publishing effects. The subjective initiative of editors is essential for publishing high-quality special issues.

    • REN Jie, CAO Shufeng
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  249-255.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202308200662
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      [Purposes] From the perspective of users, this paper analyzes the construction status of three platforms (production, operation, and dissemination) selected for the Excellence Action Plan for China STM Journals-International Digital Publishing Service Platform project and proposes optimization suggestions. [Methods] Through investigation and comparative analysis, the advantages and disadvantages of production, operation, and dissemination platforms were clarified, and optimization suggestions and sustainable development suggestions for the three platforms were proposed. [Findings] The operation platform (Tengyun editorial system), production platform (Fangzheng academic publishing platform), and dissemination platform (SciOpen) selected for the project have achieved online submission and review, digital production, and international communication functions, but they still need to be optimized. From the perspective of users, the Tengyun editorial system needs to expand the resources of foreign journals in the academic misconduct detection database, increase the information of reviewers worldwide, and improve the usability of the editorial system. The Fangzheng academic publishing platform needs to provide typographic skill support services and add online interaction functions. The SciOpen platform needs to increase journal types. [Conclusions] DThe Excellence Action Plan for China STM Journals-International Digital Publishing Service Platform project has achieved initial achievement, and efforts should be continued towards the goal of building an international, intelligent, and digital knowledge service publishing platform with functions of collecting, editing, review, proofreading, and publishing.

    • ZHONG Zhen, CUI Wendi, GU Cuiling
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  256-265.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202308030581
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      [Purposes] This study aims to explore the tripartite evolutionary game mechanism and stability strategy of open access (OA) publishing and discuss the indirect intervention regime of Chinese scientific research institutions to foreign gold OA journals. [Methods] This study constructed a game model of OA publishing evolution with Chinese scientists, foreign publishers of gold OA journals, and Chinese scientific research institutions as the main players and analyzed the interaction mechanism and stability of their strategies. It also analyzed the effects of article processing charges, expected rejection rate, and scientific research institutions' regulation strategies on the game results through numerical simulation. [Findings] The equilibrium points and simulation analysis show that foreign OA journal publishers may choose two opposite strategies, namely improving or reducing the quality of the journal, which depends on the trade-offs made by scientists and scientific research institutions regarding academic benefits, time costs, and economic expenses. Scientific research institutions have strong independence in the three-party game and can effectively intervene in the outcome. [Conclusions] DChina's scientific research institutions can capitalize on their market advantages to leverage the scientific research performance evaluation system, thereby regulating scientists' willingness to submit manuscripts. By intervening in the pricing and quality management strategies of foreign gold OA journal publishers and curtailing the emergence of foreign predatory journals, the overall efficiency of China's scientific research ecosystem can be enhanced.

    • FANG Tong, JIANG Dongfang, YU Jingru, XU Xiaoyan, WU Junhong, HU Li, ZHAO Congcong, MA Yan
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  266-272.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202310310862
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      [Purposes] By analyzing Chinese and international influence evaluation data of electrical engineering journals since the implementation of the Excellence Action Plan for China STM Journals, this paper objectively reflects the development of academic influence and construction process of electrical engineering journals in China. In addition, the paper explores the deep factors affecting the realization of the development goals of journals from the perspective of resource matching, so as to provide a reference for the rapid development of electrical engineering journals in China. [Methods] With the Annual Report for Chinese Academic Journal Impact Factors and World Journal Clout Index (WJCI) Report of Scientific and Technological Periodicals as data sources, the bibliometrics method was used to analyze the changes in publication and influence of electrical engineering journals in China from 2018 to 2022 compared with international journals of the same discipline. The paper explored several important factors affecting the development of Chinese journals through the data on the number of overseas publications of Chinese scholars, the case analysis of the matching between the academic resources and electrical engineering journals, and the questionnaire survey of scholars' willingness to manuscript submission. [Findings] From 2018 to 2022, the total cites of electrical engineering journals in China decrease first and then increase. The total cites of each journal in international journals remain relatively stable, and the influence index shows an overall increasing trend. The impact factors of Power Systems and Big Data, Electric Drive Automation, Opto-Electronic Advances, and Global Energy Interconnection increase rapidly. However, compared with the international journals of the same discipline, the journals in China are not attractive enough for authors, and the outflow trend of excellent manuscripts fails to be contained. [Conclusions] DFrom 2018 to 2022, the academic influence of electrical engineering journals in China has gradually increased, but there is a phenomenon of differentiation, and the gap between journals has gradually expanded. At present, the journals listed in the Excellence Action Plan for China STM Journals have performed well and gradually formed their brands. English journals have great potential and undergo rapid development, but the number of journals and the scale of single-journal articles are small. In order to improve the attractiveness of Chinese journals fundamentally, it is necessary to make changes in terms of evaluation orientation, journal service, and resource investment for running journals.

    • FANG Hongling, ZHANG Yajie, XU Zichao
      Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. 2024, (2):  273-279.  DOI: 10.11946/cjstp.202310070794
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      [Purposes] This paper aims to compare correlation differences between the productivity and influence of the first author and co-author of academic papers with the cited frequency of papers after publication, providing a certain reference for journal editors to screen highly cited papers in the preliminary review. [Methods] In this study, 484 papers published in 2017 in the Acta Editologica and Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals were selected. Among them, 142 papers had only one author, and 342 papers had two or more authors. The cited frequency of all papers was collected from CNKI, and the productivity of the authors was measured by the number of papers published from 2014 to 2020. The influence of the authors was characterized by the h index of the authors in the same period. The correlation among the author productivity, influence, and cited frequency of 484 papers was statistically analyzed. [Findings] The cited frequency of papers with only one author is not related to author productivity (r=0.163, P=0.053) but positively correlated with author influence (r=0.287, P<0.001). In papers with two or more authors, the cited frequency of papers is positively correlated with the productivity and influence of the first author (r=0.195, P<0.001; r=0.320, P<0.001), as well as the productivity and influence of co-authors (r=0.115, P<0.001; r=0.134, P<0.001). [Conclusions] DFor papers with only one author or with two or more authors, papers with a high h index for the first author and co-authors are highly cited after publication, and papers from co-authors with higher productivity are highly cited after publication. The results suggest that journal editors may screen out highly cited papers by referring to the author's h index and co-author productivity during the preliminary review of manuscripts.

    15 February 2024
    Volume 35 Issue 2
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