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| The Keys, Roots, and Solutions to “SCI Supremacy” |
| Ye Jiyuan |
| School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023 |
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Abstract To accurately and comprehensively understand the spirit of the recent documents issued by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology on eliminating the “SCI supremacy” phenomenon, which have provoked some questions and concerns in the academic community, this study employs concept and case analysis to examine the key characteristics and foundations of SCI supremacy. Terms such as “supremacy” and “exclusivity” indicate a one-sided and absolute way of thinking, which equates evaluation of form with evaluation of content. Although they may share some characteristics, peer review focused on form is not the same as peer review focused on content. The roots of SCI supremacy include a shallow understanding of the characteristics of citations, the nature of academic evaluation, outdated thinking methods, the influence of one-sided academic rankings at home and abroad, and inability to reform universities and research management systems. Corresponding countermeasures include recognizing the quality of citations and adjusting evaluations of research accordingly; rather than simply using SCI source journals and citation data as criteria, the functions of citations and other bibliometrics should be taken into account. For more comprehensive and effective peer review, a system must be established to select, supervise, and meta-evaluate peer experts; to further improve the self-discipline, autonomy, and capability of the academic community to self-correct; and to facilitate a more relaxed and constructive academic environment.
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Received: 04 May 2020
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