The scholarly outputs from China's mainland have surged at an unprecedented speed in the past three decades,1 causing not only the reshaping of the publication landscape but also concern regarding China’s buildin...The scholarly outputs from China's mainland have surged at an unprecedented speed in the past three decades,1 causing not only the reshaping of the publication landscape but also concern regarding China’s building of its own publishing realm,2 especially under the current situation where the open access(OA)movement has reached the critical half-way point.This editorial/commentary aims to suggest a global-local strategy for OA to facilitate the eastward(or southward)adjustment of scientific,technical,and medical(STM)publications,observe integrity for both researchers and OA journals,and transform STM publications by making OA affordable for the Global South.The global-local strategy refers to a more geographically balanced strategy that concerns not only global scientific excellence but also the diversity of the local culture.The STM publication network should have a T-shaped architecture composed of global platforms and local hubs so as to be recognized and trusted by researchers everywhere in the world.展开更多
基金supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CASgrant number 2022-X01-B-008)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFCgrant number L2124038)the China Association for Science and Technology(CASTgrant number 2022-KYY-525116-0008).
文摘The scholarly outputs from China's mainland have surged at an unprecedented speed in the past three decades,1 causing not only the reshaping of the publication landscape but also concern regarding China’s building of its own publishing realm,2 especially under the current situation where the open access(OA)movement has reached the critical half-way point.This editorial/commentary aims to suggest a global-local strategy for OA to facilitate the eastward(or southward)adjustment of scientific,technical,and medical(STM)publications,observe integrity for both researchers and OA journals,and transform STM publications by making OA affordable for the Global South.The global-local strategy refers to a more geographically balanced strategy that concerns not only global scientific excellence but also the diversity of the local culture.The STM publication network should have a T-shaped architecture composed of global platforms and local hubs so as to be recognized and trusted by researchers everywhere in the world.
