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The Characteristics and Inspirations of Open Access Journals Indexed by SSCI

Ding Jingda, Yao Jia, Luo Li   

  • Online:2016-11-15 Published:2016-11-25

Abstract:

By analyzing the open access journals indexed by SSCI, this paper summarizes s the following characteristics: that the quantity and quality of them continue to improve; that the development among countries or disciplines is unbalanced; that they are mainly sponsored by public academic institutions; and
that Creative Commons are widely adopted and the opening and dissemination of periodicals is better.Given these basic characteristics, this paper points out that China should make full use of the operation advantage of academic journals, establish a good open access policy, and actively participate in the global publishing competition to enhance the soft power of Chinese culture.

Key words: Academic journal, Open access, Characteristics, Inspiration