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natural science.

flect on our evaluation

e’ve seen systematic

fi eld of natural science,

equired to publish two

to three SCI articles and

another Chinese article,” Jing

noted.

A new Chinese system

CASSES has made another step forward to

improve this situation by establishing its own

evaluation model for humanities and social sci-

ence journals. The model is called AMI, which

stands for attraction, management power and

impact power.

Attraction, refers to a journal’s awards,

quality and peer review results. Manage-

ment power covers any academic misconduct

and adherence to institutional norms by the

journal. Impact power refers to a journal’s

academic, social and international infl uence.

In Jing’s opinion, this creates a multi-

dimensional quantitative and qualitative evalu-

ation system that can help evaluate academic

journals and think tanks.

The Centre for Science and Technology

Studies at Leiden University in Netherlands

and the Norway-based Nordic Institute for

Studies in Innovation, Research and Educa-

tion have shown great interest in the system,

according to Jing, who is ready to promote

China’s evaluation system in Europe.

Getting known

One of the purposes of the workshop

is to familiarize Chinese researchers with

the global peer review process and accelerat-

ing their entrance to global academia.

In the West, articles fall under scrutiny of

two to three often-anonymous experts in the

same fi eld to make sure the fi nal work meets

publishing requirements.

At Taylor & Francis, an associate editor

fi nds two reviewers on the web using science

and reviewer fi nder tools.

Jing told the Global Times that peer review-

ers in the West usually work for free and only

for a few times a year. By comparison, Chinese

peer reviewers may be asked to review papers

multiple times in a year, and hence are paid.

He said that a high number of peer review-

ers can benefi t a country in two ways: giving it

more power to vote on international standards

and putting it in a leading position of academic

power.

“The more papers you publish and the

more members in an institute, the higher your

academic position. Talents decide a country’s

competitiveness,” Jing said.

Regarding carrying out peer review for

international journals, Marshall encourages

Chinese researchers increase their profi le with

editors as much as possible.

“My suggestion is to get known by the jour-

nals,” she advised.

Sienho Yee, editor-in-chief of the Chinese

Journal of International Law, told the Global

Times that the key to improving Chinese

researchers’ profi le is to carry out high-quality

research.

“An entire paragraph of my work was once

quoted by a judge at the International Court

of Justice, because my research and analysis

could support the judge, not because I am

Chinese,” Yee said.

Jing echoed Yee, noting that a major chal-

lenge is that many Chinese academics lack

the ability to explain or summarize China’s

achievements in diff erent fi elds.

“Most people wear a pair of tinted spectacles

to look at Chinese issues,” Jing said.

“If we Chinese don’t take the initiative to

introduce our country, how can foreigners? No

wonder their understanding is so one-sided.”

Continued academic exchanges

Jing said that open and fair international

exchanges in academic fi elds should con-

tinue even though the US is wary of Chinese

researchers.

“It is obvious [US President Donald]

Trump’s policy [to suspect Chinese research-

ers] is not sustainable. The US is a country of

immigrants. If the US does not open its doors,

it will fade at a faster speed,” Jing told the

Global Times.

He encouraged Chinese researchers to

make their voices heard among international

academia and visit the US for academic ex-

changes, as “the US is the highland of global

scientifi c research.”

The mineral engineering graduate student

is also looking forward to more Chinese voices

being heard and Chinese researchers helping

connect China and the world.

VING

SAY

“A high number of peer

reviewers can benefi t a

country in two ways: giving

it more power to vote on

international standards

and putting it in a leading

position of academic power.”

Jing Linbo

dean of the China Academy of Social Sciences

Evaluation Studies

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Chinese researchers from major universities attend a peer review workshop organized by the China Academy of Social

Sciences Evaluation Studies (CASSES) and the Taylor & Francis Group on Friday in Beijing. Photo: Courtesy of CASSES