[Purposes] This paper discusses how scientific journals construct and develop new quality productivity in the era of artificial intelligence. It analyzes the connotation of the new quality productivity of scientific journals, as well as the restructuring of its elements and value transfer. On this basis, a model and development strategies for the new quality productivity of scientific journals are presented. [Methods] Analyze the new quality productivity of scientific journals from two dimensions of “newness” and “quality”. Interpret “newness” from new technologies, new economies and new business forms, and interpret “quality” from reform traction, innovation driving force and value centripetal force. On this basis, analyze the laborers, means of production, objects of labor, production relations and ecology that match the new quality productivity of scientific journals. Analyze the value transfer and reconstruction of scientific journals from three dimensions: from people to AIGC, from scenarios to industry large models, and from the scientific journal industry to the affiliated science and technology industry. [Findings] Scientific journals can build new quality productivity from directions such as intelligent content production, review, editing and proofreading, accurate content recommendation and personalized services, topic selection analysis and trend prediction, automated operation and intelligent decision support, global knowledge services, AIGC omnimedia content forms, cross-language and cross-cultural global communication, etc., to achieve breakthrough changes in scientific journals and exert unique value. [Conclusions] Against the backdrop of new quality productivity, we should reshape the workflow of scientific journals, further stimulate creativity, highlight the value of the platform, significantly increase the value of digital assets, maximize brand value, substantially enhance market competitiveness and global academic influence, greatly improve the level of participation and discourse power within the science and technology industry, and ultimately achieve high-quality development of scientific journals.

[Purposes] This study aims to explore the impacts and challenges of artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) on the academic journal publishing field, and analyze the consensus and strategies of the academic journal publishing field to deal with AIGC, so as to promote the reasonable application of AIGC in the academic journal publishing field. [Methods] Starting from the logic of “policy norms-risks and challenges-countermeasures and suggestions”, we investigated and analyzed the policy norms of domestic and foreign academic journal publishers on AIGC, formed the attitude tendency to deal with AIGC around the whole publishing process of academic journal, analyzed the unresolved risks and challenges, and put forward countermeasure suggestions. [Findings] The overall attitude of domestic and foreign academic journal publishers towards AIGC tends to be conservative and prudent. Although a certain consensus has been reached, there are still some problems such as weak consistency of academic norms, difficulty in reviewing academic quality, high risk of data security, and disputes over copyright protection when using AIGC. [Conclusions] The academic journal publishing field should actively embrace the technological changes brought by AIGC, promote the establishment of consensus academic publishing norms, strengthen content review, carry out AIGC detection with tools, strengthen the training on the boundaries of the use of AIGC, and guide the reasonable, transparent, and responsible use of AIGC, so as to realize the intelligent change and sustainable development of academic publishing.

[Purposes] To improve the accuracy and efficiency of peer review in biomedical journals, this study aimed to evaluate the capabilities of Claude 3 Opus and Kimi in peer review for biomedical journals and provide recommendations. [Methods] Peer reviews were conducted using Claude 3 Opus and Kimi on 29 papers from China Oncology that were at the final review stage before publication, and were examined according to the disclosure checklist in the Biomedical Research Reporting Guidelines. All authors declared their consent to use AIGC for peer review. The result of the AIGC peer reviews were scored using a 5-point Likert scale. Count data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA or Fisher exact probability test, and multiple paired measurement data were analyzed using the Friedman M test. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of the two types of AIGC assessments were calculated using a four-fold table method, and ROC curves were plotted and assess their predictive capability. [Findings] Of the 29 articles, after the final review meeting, 6 were published, 15 were published after revisions, and 8 were rejected. Claude 3 Opus’s peer review conclusions led to the publication of 19 articles and the publication of 10 after revisions. Kimi’s peer review conclusions resulted in the publication of 9 articles, 16 after revisions, and 4 rejections. The Friedman M test showed no statistically significant difference between Kimi’s peer review conclusions and the experts’ conclusions at the final review meeting (M=0.241, adjusted P=1.000). The Likert scale results indicated that the experts at the final review meeting had a higher level of agreement with Kimi’s peer review results than with those of Claude 3 Opus (3.85±0.47 vs 3.48±0.73, F=10.017, P=0.002). In terms of reviewing according to the Biomedical Research Reporting Guidelines disclosure checklist, Claude 3 Opus’s evaluation accuracy was 77.5%, sensitivity was 76.9%, and specificity was 64.0%; Kimi’s evaluation accuracy was 75.2%, sensitivity was 77.5%, specificity was 70.1%. ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under the curve for Claude 3 Opus and Kimi were 0.818 and 0.841, respectively, indicating good predictive capability. Upon testing, there was no statistically significant difference between Kimi’s review results and the editor’s review results (M=-0.152, adjusted P=0.061). [Conclusions] Claude 3 Opus and Kimi have shown good capabilities in reviewing the disclosure checklist of biomedical research reports, with high consistency compared to editorial reviews. However, these two AIGC models have not yet reached the level of expert peer review, exhibiting issues such as inaccuracy in generated content, lack of personalization in generated content, insufficient extrapolation of external content, ambiguity in review content, overly coarse-grained generated content, bias towards positive evaluations in review conclusions. Despite these issues, they still demonstrate certain potential for application. To further enhance their effectiveness, it is recommended that medical experts, medical editors, and AIGC developers work together to establish relevant standards, ensure data security and quality, increase transparency, reduce review bias, adhere to publishing ethics, and establish effective supervision and feedback mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of AIGC in peer review for biomedical journals.

[Purposes] To clarify the role and duties of academic publishers in promoting the development of open science, this article explores the social responsibility of academic publishers. [Methods] Based on the investigation of the social responsibility practices of large international academic publishers and under the guidance of the principles of the Open Science Recommendation proposed by UNESCO, a framework with detailed content related to the social responsibility of academic publishers in the context of open science was constructed. [Findings] Three dimensions including governance, business, as well as community and society contribute to the social responsibility framework. Nine specific social responsibilities were proposed, including formulating open science strategies and policies, maintaining open science principles and academic publishing ethics, ensuring equality and fairness in access to information and knowledge, promoting open sharing of research data, facilitating dissemination and use of scientific knowledge, and advancing global scientific research. [Conclusions] Academic publishers should formulate open science strategies and policies, ensure fairness and equality, put a high value on realization of public interests in relation to open science, and strengthen international cooperation on open science.

[Purposes] To explore the reform efforts in the scholarly communication system in the early 20th century and provide historical insights for the ongoing transformation in scientific publishing today. [Methods] Based on historical materials, this study reviews influential models of new scholarly communication systems, such as Watson Davis’s SII proposal and John Bernal’s reform plan, and discusses various reform schemes and their evaluations. It also explores how these ideas influenced the development of future scientific information exchange systems. [Findings] In the first half of the 20th century, reform proposals for the scholarly communication system were not implemented at the time due to factors like technological limitations. However, the advent of electronic publishing has enabled many of these ideas to be realized. [Conclusions] A well-organized, efficient, and accessible information exchange system has always been a goal for scientists. The construction of a new system must consider its impact on the old one, a process inevitably accompanied by challenges and obstacles. Current scientific journals should be based on the practical needs of researchers, strengthen the unique advantages of journal models, and actively seek collaboration with new technologies.

[Purposes] The study aims to sort out the dilemmas and solutions in the integrated development of preprint platforms and journals, and provide a set of innovative practice samples for reference in the construction, operation, and optimization of similar platforms in the future. [Methods] By using the methods of literature review and case study, the authors pointed out the existing problems in the integrated development of preprint platforms and journals, including those in the aspects of concepts and cognition, copyright and interests, quality control and evaluation systems, funds and operations, as well as technology and platforms. Taking China Music Journal Network·Preprint Platform as a case, the authors analyzed its solutions and innovative practices. [Findings] The current dilemmas can be addressed by leveraging the brand influence of partner journals, improving the platform’s regulatory documents, combining preliminary screening with peer review, exploring diversified sources of funding, and making full use of digital technologies. Moreover, digital development exploration and practice can be carried out in four aspects, that is optimizing content presentation, enhancing social interaction and collaboration functions, improving the intelligent analysis, recommendation, and search systems, and building an all-media communication matrix. [Conclusions] The innovative practices of China Music Journal Network·Preprint Platform in the clustering of discipline-based knowledge and journals, as well as in digital development, are undoubtedly a bold and beneficial attempt for the current journal to get out of its development predicament. The practical results have injected strong confidence and motivation into many journals that have been taking a wait-and-see attitude towards preprint platforms and have also played a good exemplary role in exploring the path to building preprint platforms with Chinese characteristics.

[Purposes] The paper aims to analyze enhanced publishing practices in high-impact international chemistry journals, uncovering content-enhancement strategies and knowledge-service initiatives of publishers, in order to offer insights for national journals.[Methods] Twelve internationally renowned chemistry journals were selected as research subjects. Through empirical analysis, this study systematically investigated their enhanced publishing strategies across dimensions such as HTML-based reading, multimedia integration, and data linking. Additionally, the knowledge service measures adopted by publishing institutions-including user experience optimization and open science practices were explored. [Findings] The research revealed that international journals widely adopt structured HTML, graphical abstracts, and supplementary materials (e.g., videos, code) to enhance data comprehensiveness and accessibility. Cross-platform integration of experimental data is achieved through partnerships with specialized databases (e.g., CCDC, GitHub). Publishing institutions further optimize user experience and knowledge acquisition efficiency by leveraging differentiated operational strategies on social platforms (e.g., Twitter, Bilibili) and open science initiatives (e.g., ChemRxiv preprints), significantly improving the depth of academic dissemination and user engagement.[Conclusions] High-impact international chemistry journals have markedly enhanced the efficiency of academic communication and user experience through data-driven content strategies, multimedia integration, and open science practices. National academic journals should draw on these experiences by constructing data-driven knowledge frameworks, advancing integrated journal clusters and platform development, and fully utilizing multi-channel dissemination platforms. These suggestions will elevate the quality of enhanced publishing and strengthen global competitiveness in alignment with evolving trends in academic publishing.

[Purposes] Analyze the development trend of digital twins in the operation of science popularization journals in China, explore the innovative framework and development system of science popularization journal operation based on the digital twin model. [Methods] By combining typical case studies and comprehensive analysis, summarize the essence, path, and orientation of digital twin operation of science popularization journals in China. [Findings] The digital twin operation of science popularization journals can continue to follow multiple paths of virtual real symbiosis, platform co creation, and creative activities leading, adopting a three fold orientation of pan dimensional composite experience creation, cross space brand interaction construction, and symbiotic and mutually promoting subject value display. [Conclusions] Currently, the digital twin expansion of science popularization journals in China is still in its infancy, and the future should be divided into stages to build a virtual real symbiosis ecology; Bi directional supply of people and virtual platforms to achieve user experience dimensions; Carrying and highlighting the main values of user entities, journal operators, and related institutional entities.

[Purposes] Research on the influencing factors of the dissemination effect of youth science popularization journals on the WeChat video platform, and propose optimization strategies to promote the short video dissemination platform of youth science popularization journals. [Methods] Based on the HSM model, 766 short videos from youth science popularization journals were selected to quantify the dissemination effect, and variance and regression analysis were used to explore the influencing factors. [Findings] Content source, title length, title sentence structure, topic tags, content theme, explanation method, video duration, and music type all have a significant impact on communication effectiveness, but narrative type has no significant impact on communication effectiveness. [Conclusions] To promote popular science knowledge dissemination among young people on short video platforms, the following three platform optimization strategies are proposed: it is recommended to make good use of title and topic techniques to enhance user attention; Deeply cultivate high-quality original content to ensure the value of knowledge; Featuring lively and lively music to aid in the transfer of knowledge.

[Purposes] This study explores the operation characteristics and dissemination effectiveness of Chinese social science journals on domestic and international short video platforms, and proposes specific strategies for optimizing platform operations and enhancing dissemination effectiveness. [Methods] We collected data on the operation of representative Chinese social science journals on platforms including Douyin, WeChat video channels, X, and YouTube through online searches, observations, and interviews. We analyzed the operational characteristics and influencing factors of these accounts based on the GSIPS model. [Findings] Operating on short video platforms can help expand dissemination channels, reach a broader audience, and enhance the dissemination effectiveness of social science journals. Although an increasing number of social science journals have registered and are actively managing their accounts on short video platforms, the overall effectiveness varies, facing challenges related to motivation, attractiveness, authority, interactivity, unity, and coordination. [Conclusions] We should verify official accounts, diversify dissemination formats, shape brand identity, build academic communities, provide value-added content services, and optimize diverse dissemination strategies to achieve the professional, diverse, and integrated development of social science academic journals on short video platforms.

[Purposes] To explore the contributions of different countries and regions to China’s science journals and its changing trends, so as to provide decision basis for the internationalization development of China’s science journals. [Methods] Taking the Chinese scientific journals continuously included in SCI database from 2019 to 2023 as the research object, and taking InCites database as the data source, the statistical analysis was carried out on the number of papers, citations, citations per paper, category normalized citation impact (CNCI), average percentile, percentage of highly cited papers, hot papers, Q1 papers and Q2 papers in Chinese scientific journals of various countries and regions. [Findings] Except for China, the countries that published more papers in Chinese journals were the United States, South Korea, India, Japan and Germany, with 10407, 3328, 3055, 2730 and 2656 articles, respectively. According to the impact indicators, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Australia had outstanding performances. The contribution of American, Germany, England, France, Canada, Italy, Australia to China’s science journals has been declining, and the number of papers in China has increased rapidly. [Conclusions] The United States has played an important role in the internationalization of Chinese science journals, but the impact of papers is not good. The contribution of Asian developing countries to the impact index of Chinese scientific journals is better than that of western developed countries; The contribution of western developed countries for the authors internationalization to Chinese scientific journals continues to decline.

[Purposes] To compare the differences in publishing operations, manuscript quality, internationalization, and influence between domestic and foreign first-class journals, understand the effectiveness of first-class journal construction and the gap with foreign first-class journals, and provide reference for the development of domestic scientific journals and the construction of world-class journals. [Methods] Taking T1 level English journals in the field of metal materials listed in the China Association for Science and Technology High Quality Science and Technology Journal Classification Catalogue as the research object, in this study, we analyzed the differences between domestic and foreign first-class scientific journals through network investigation and comparative study. [Findings] The year of the establishment of foreign first-class journals and the year of being indexed by the international important retrieval system are even older. Compared with foreign first-class journals, although the number of publications is less, domestic first-class journals publish more high-level papers; Chinese scholars have contributed numerous high-level papers and influential citations to top foreign journals; From the perspective of citation indicators, the academic influence of top domestic journals has surpassed that of foreign journals, but the social influence is obviously weak; There is a significant gap in the internationalization level of domestic first-class journals compared to foreign first-class journals. [Conclusions] The construction of first-class journals in our country not only requires improving academic influence, but also enhancing social influence. We need to pay attention to both influence indicators and paper innovation, and transform from “small but refined” to “large and strong”.

[Purposes] To study the effects of Chinese scientific journals international communication. [Methods] The “international external citation proportion” was used to analyse the “most international influence academic journals of China(Natural Science)” and the “excellent international influence academic journals of China(Natural Science)” evaluted by the Annual Report for International Citation of Chinese Academic Journals(Natural Science)(2023).[Findings] The international external citation proportion of “most international influence academic journals of China(Natural Science)” and “excellent international influence academic journals of China(Natural Science)” were 3.95% and 2.66%,respectively. The international external citation proportion of two kinds of journal was very low, and there were no significant difference between two kinds of journal(P=0.189). [Conclusions] The effects of English content in Chinese scientific papers is very limited in international communication, and Chinese scientific journals need to choose the English content of the paper according to their orientation.