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The scholarly publishing industry in China: overview and opportunities
Author(s) -
Jei XU,
WAHLS Matthias
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/20120109
Subject(s) - publishing , china , digitization , globalization , face (sociological concept) , government (linguistics) , desk , state (computer science) , political science , investment (military) , scientific publishing , public relations , business , sociology , social science , engineering , politics , telecommunications , computer science , law , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm
The rapid growth of government investment in scientific research in China over past decades has also caused the scholarly publishing industry to go through great changes. Nevertheless, there is a big gap between the state of China's scholarly publishing industry and the current demands of international scientific communication. Globalization and digitization developments are currently widening this gap. Based on desk research, face‐to‐face interviews, observations, and experience, we identify the current business challenges for scholarly publishing in China, and provide a list of suggestions to narrow the gap.