China's star rises in the information economy



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送交者: 海米 于 2006-2-22, 12:15:03:

China's star rises in the information economy.

A study has found that 9.4% of articles published by Elsevier in 2004 had at least one author from the Republic of China. The country is currently the world's fastest-growing economy, and information professionals need to recognise the importance of Chinese research literature, says the study.

Scientific Co-Authorship in China: an Examination of Co-authoring Patterns and the Impact on Elsevier by three academics from the Robert Gordon University in Scotland discovered the high rate of co-authorship involving Chinese authors, often in collaboration with academics in Germany, Japan and the US.

"Chinese authors have unique information related to areas such as traditional Chinese medicine and genetics," said Paul Evans, Elsevier VP China Science & Technology, a division of the Anglo-Dutch publishing giant concentrating on the emerging Chinese market.

Evans said researchers, organisations and information professionals should take a close look at the information and articles coming out of China for new ideas.

"There is an increasing interest in Chinese medicine in the West," he said, adding that Chinese research was also breaking new ground in life sciences, material sciences, chemistry, computing and, surprisingly, environmental issues.

"Green issues are being taken seriously in China and are part of the next five-year plan."

Elsevier currently has 20 Chinese journals available for free on its ScienceDirect online service and will launch a new subscription package next year. Chinese law prevents Elsevier acquiring titles, so the publisher has set up a range of publishing services and relationships to provide Chinese authors with "language polishing services" and publishing best practice.

"Currently the rejection rate for Chinese research is high. We are retaining the independence of the authors and putting the responsibility on them, but we cannot promise their work will be published."

Evans said organisations and information professionals should not underestimate China's entry into the information industry. "The investment in science is increasing rapidly, with the government prioritising innovation."

Chinese information workers had a strong group mentality and can-do attitude, Evans said. Elsevier has been working closely with Tsinghua University in Beijing, which has provided many of the country's leaders and is a leader in engineering. "The leaders treat the country as one large engineering project," said Evans.





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