A Survey of Enhanced Publication Features of China’s Science and Technology Research Journals in 2018

Enhanced publication features that extend information access, add variety to presentation formats, and improve reader comprehension have become a part of China’s academic journals in science and technology (sci-tech for short) in recent years. We sought to determine the degree of their adoption. By surveying 472 Chinese sci-tech journals, we found that 102 of these journals had enhanced publication features. Thus less than a quarter of Chinese...