Research data policies of journals in the Chinese Science Citation Database based on the language, publisher, discipline, access model and metrics

Abstract

This article investigates the research data policies of China's scholarly journals to provide a regional perspective. In total, 1243 science, technology, and medicine (STM) journals in the Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) were examined in June and July of 2021. The findings show that the existence and attitudinal strength of the research data policies of China's scholarly journals are weak overall, but differences exist across journals with different languages, publishers, disciplines, access models and metrics. A large imbalance exists between English‐language journals and Chinese‐language journals in setting their research data policies. The existence and attitudinal strength of the research data policies of journals co‐published by Western publishers and Chinese publishers are much stronger than those of journals published solely by Chinese publishers. In terms of discipline, journals belonging to the life sciences have stronger attitudes towards research data sharing. Open access model journals and hybrid model journals are better than subscription model journals in opening and sharing research data. The higher the impact factor (IF) and CiteScore of a journal, the more likely the journal is to have data policies.

Status and factors associated with the adoption of data sharing policies in Asian journals

“…In terms of countries, higher percentages of journals from China, Hong Kong, and Singapore were found to adopt data sharing policies than those from other countries. Regulations and policies requiring data sharing recently established by government bodies in China [8] and Singapore [15] may have facilitated the establishment of data sharing policies by journals in these countries.…”

“…The impact factor has been the most frequently mentioned factor, as journals with higher impact factors are more likely to have data sharing policies [3][4][5]. Regarding disciplines, it has been suggested that journals in the life sciences tend to adopt data sharing policies [4] or have stronger data sharing policies than those in other disciplines [6][7][8].…”

“…Moreover, the geographic location of the publisher would be an influential factor because the regulations that govern data sharing practices vary across countries and regions, leading to substantial differences in journals' data sharing policies [8,10]. Nevertheless, limited studies have examined the countries or regions of publishers as a factor related to the presence of data sharing policies in journals.…”

“…Nevertheless, limited studies have examined the countries or regions of publishers as a factor related to the presence of data sharing policies in journals. Especially regarding Asian journals, only a few studies have investigated the data sharing policies of journals in individual Asian countries, such as Japan [11], South Korea [10,12], and China [8]. Little research, however, has been conducted on the data sharing policies of journals published across the Asian region.…”

The Construction of Chinese Language and Literature Resource Base in Colleges and Universities under the Construction of Cognitive Mapping

“…Chinese language and literature is an essential basic course in the college classroom [9][10]. Literature [11] analyzed the strategic efforts of New Zealand students in Chinese language and literature learning, and the results showed that through group conversation and online communication, international students' Chinese language and literature learning ability can be effectively promoted, and their strategic efforts are also reflected.…”