Acta Geographica Sinica ›› 2014, Vol. 69 ›› Issue (9): 1358-1368.doi: 10.11821/dlxb201409009

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Internationalization progress of Acta Geographica Sinica and Journal of Geographical Sciences since their publication

ZHAO Xin, ZHENG Du   

  1. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • Received:2014-06-20 Online:2014-09-20 Published:2014-09-20
  • Supported by:
    Project for Enhancing International Impact of China STM Journals, PIIJ

Abstract: This article conducts a review of the internationalization progress of "Acta Geographica Sinica" in 80 years (1934- 2014) and an in- depth analysis of international development of "Journal of Geographical Sciences" published since 2001. The efforts aiming at the increase of the international influence of the two journals include: internationalization of publishing form, the expansion of international publishing and distribution, the increase of international submission and publication, the international network downloads and citations to upgrade international influence.

Key words: Acta Geographica Sinica, international journals, Journal of Geographical Sciences, editing and publishing