The Chinese scientific publication system: Specific features, specific challenges

@article{Wang2021TheCS,
  title={The Chinese scientific publication system: Specific features, specific challenges},
  author={Jing Wang and Willem Halffman and Hub A. E. Zwart},
  journal={Learned Publishing},
  year={2021},
  volume={34}
}
By introducing new policy initiatives, China is trying to change the evaluation of scientific research, shifting the focus from counting publication output to stressing high‐quality research, with the objective of achieving excellent science. Against this background, the scientific publication system itself is important for safeguarding high‐quality publications and high‐quality journals. However, the Chinese scientific publication system has some specificities and unique features, which also… 
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