A Comparison between the China Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations Database and the Science Citation Index in terms of journal hierarchies and inter-journal citation relations

[Ping Zhou]

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Title:   A Comparison between the China Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations Database and the Science Citation Index in terms of journal hierarchies and inter-journal citation relations

Authors: Ping Zhou; Loet Leydesdorff

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Abstract

The journal structures in the China Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations Database (CSTPC) can be analysed from three perspectives: the database level, the specialty level and the institutional level (i.e., university journals and journals from Chinese Academy of Sciences). The results of these analyses are compared with those for (Chinese) journals included in the Science Citation Index. The frequency of journal-journal citation relations in the CSTPCD is an order of magnitude lower than in the SCI. Chinese journals, especially high-quality journals, prefer to cite international journals rather than domestic ones. However, Chinese journals do not get an equivalent reception from their international counterparts. The international visibility of Chinese journals is low, but varies among fields of science. Journals of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have a better reception in the international scientific community than university journals.