Differences between academic journals of China and those in other countries and future development of Chinese academic journals / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

This editorial reviews differences between academic journals of China and those in other countries based on the author’s experience of serving as editorial board members or referees for 9 medical journals in China and 3 medical journals in the United States and England in the past 20 years. Chinese academic journals differ from the journals in the States and England in writing style, editorial process, and selection of papers for publication. A clearer statement of previous work and purpose of present investigation, more detailed and accurate documentation of materials and methods, proper use of statistical methods, and presentation of figures and tables of higher quality appear to be critical for the quality of academic papers. A proper control or reduction in the number of papers to be published and strengthening scientific standard of the papers will make these journals adhere to basic principles of scientific publications-accurate documentations of meaningful findings that are worthwhile to be kept for future reference.