Guest Post: Mind the Gap – Understanding China’s Perspective on Research Integrity and Open Access - The Scholarly Kitchen
Hanna_S's bookmarks 2024-07-13
Summary:
"Interactions and collaborations between the Chinese research community and international scholarly publishers are as numerous and wide-ranging as at any point in past 20 years, during which China has become the world’s top producer of research papers. Yet in some ways the perception gap between these two groups is widening. Some of our colleagues, peers, and partners in China view open access (OA), research integrity, and the responsibilities of authors, editors, institutions, and publishers quite differently than their counterparts in North America and Europe. Some of this stems from the unique nature of the Chinese research ecosystem, while in other cases, China’s stance points toward a likely evolution of global practices in scholarly publishing. Either way, there is an increasing need to exchange views and come to a more shared understanding of scholarly research and communication.
I recently had the pleasure of chairing the STM/CUJS China Symposium, an event sponsored by the STM Association and the China Society of University Journals which took place on October 16th, ahead of the STM Annual Conference in Frankfurt. For a European event, the symposium was unique in having a majority of both Chinese presenters and Chinese audience members, along with representatives from STM member publishing houses. The presentations and the lively audience discussion session that followed were fresh, informative, and highlighted how wide the gap in perceptions has become."