Social science academic journals should not be "unique"

  It’s difficult for C magazine to publish a document, and it can be "one-stop" if it costs 60 thousand yuan.

  Social science academic journals should not be "unique"

  When some core journals of natural sciences have wonderful papers such as "rainbow fart", CSSCI journals of humanities and social sciences (referred to as C journals) have also been vomited by many college teachers and students. According to the reporter’s investigation in the last half-month, it is said that it is "difficult to go to heaven" to publish papers in Journal C, and "too many monks and too few porridge" has triggered many negative chain effects, such as the difficulty of graduate students in humanities and social sciences and the difficulty of teachers’ promotion of professional titles, and it has spawned a gray industrial chain, which has seriously hit the enthusiasm of humanities research, construction and talent team training and aggravated the brain drain.

  "It’s not that I don’t work hard, but that the water here is too deep."

  In 2020, Zhang Shan, a foreign language lecturer in a "double-class" construction university in the west, will soon retire. Since she was transferred to this university in 2002, she has not been promoted to associate professor because she has not published enough C-journal papers, so she can only "return to the field" as a lecturer.

  Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index is a citation database of humanities and social sciences developed by China Social Sciences Research and Evaluation Center of Nanjing University. It is used to retrieve the collection and citation of papers in the field of humanities and social sciences, and its journals are called C journals.

  "It’s not that I don’t work hard, but the water here is too deep." Zhang Shan said, "The number of core journals in foreign languages is small and resources are tight. It is too difficult to publish an article." In order to publish a paper in C, she kept trying. A few years ago, she submitted a manuscript through the submission address left by a core journal on the Internet. Soon after, she received a notice of using the manuscript, made changes according to the requirements of the editorial department, and paid a page fee of more than 10,000 yuan. But I didn’t expect that eventually the stone sank into the sea and there was no news.

  "I later found out that this is a fake website that has been packaged." Zhang Shan revealed that repeatedly hitting the wall and encountering scams completely ruined her hopes. It’s really hard to say, and she can only admit that she is unlucky. Zhang Shan devoted all her energy and time to teaching and never mentioned publishing a paper again. "Young teachers are only lecturers when they see us retiring like this, and they are also confused and worried."

  Half-monthly reporters learned in Shaanxi and Gansu that there are hundreds of colleges and universities in the two provinces, and the number of C journals is about 20. Relatively speaking, the academic resources are far less than those in developed areas such as Beijing and Shanghai. For teachers and students in universities in the western region, it is "even more difficult" to publish C-journal papers.

  A professor from the College of Literature of a university in Gansu introduced that it is generally difficult for college teachers in humanities to publish academic papers in the whole country, especially in the western region. "The more you can’t get high-quality papers, the more difficult it is to interact with eastern universities to form equivalence. If this goes on, it will form a vicious circle, and the pressure on teachers will increase." The professor revealed that in order to publish articles in C magazine, many teachers asked people to find relationships, hoping to get to know the staff of the editorial department, and want to have a good relationship with them and leave a good impression. "There are inevitably many human feelings and relationship drafts."

  At present, the quantity and quality of published papers are within the range of subject evaluation indicators. The competition of subject evaluation is extremely fierce, which not only requires higher and higher teachers, but also transfers the related pressure to doctoral students.

  The doctoral supervisor of a university in Shaanxi told the reporter that among the four doctoral students he was in charge of in recent years, only one graduated as scheduled, and the other three were postponed for six months to two years. "As a mentor, I am under great pressure. There is an excellent student who has delayed graduation for two years because of the lack of a C-journal paper. Since June last year, I have helped her revise her papers many times and voted for several C journals, but I still have nothing. "

  Demand exceeds supply, giving birth to grey industrial chain.

  C magazine is evaluated every two years, and the number selected each time is fixed within the validity period. For the sake of "being superior and preserving position", some C periodicals publish fewer articles to improve the index of "other citation impact factors", because fewer articles mean that the denominator is smaller, and the citation rate will increase. At the same time, they will strive for the support of academic "big coffee" and enhance their influence. This further reduces the publishing space of ordinary teachers and students, and intensifies the fierce competition for young teachers and doctoral students to publish in C magazine.

  Since the journal of a university directly under the Ministry of Education was founded 60 years ago, its social science edition has obvious characteristics in basic disciplines related to literature and history and research on economic and social development in northwest China. Because of its high quality and great academic influence, the journal was also listed in the first batch of "Famous Journal Construction Project" by the Ministry of Education in China, and was funded by the second batch of academic journals of the National Social Science Fund. However, in 2017, due to the low index of "other cited impact factors", it was removed from the list of C journals.

  In the view of the person in charge of the journal, it is unreasonable to use the index of "other cited influence factors" as the only criterion to evaluate the level of academic journals. "Our school is good at humanities research, and the orientation of journals is naturally based on this. We can’t fake the cultural research of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, can we?"

  In the past two years, in order to improve the index of "other citation impact factors", there have been two trends in the comprehensive journals of humanities and social sciences in China: first, the number of humanities manuscripts has gradually decreased, and the number of social science manuscripts concerned with politics, economy and law has increased significantly; Second, some university journals have reduced the publication base, and the requirements for publishing papers have become more and more stringent, which not only leads to a decrease in the number of humanities research in the country, but also greatly discourages the enthusiasm of teachers and students to engage in research.

  The editor-in-chief of a university journal in Gansu frankly said that at present, many C journals require the publisher to be an associate professor or a doctor, and some journals even require a professor’s title to publish papers. In order to improve the influence and academic level of their own publications, they tend to publish academic articles from developed regions or abroad. Due to the increasing number of contributors, the contradiction between supply and demand has become increasingly prominent. "The requirements for the author level are getting higher and higher, which is mainly caused by the single evaluation standard of journals."

  Publishing papers is a pain for some teachers and students, but it has also become a source of wealth for some people. Half a month’s unannounced visit to reporters found that the publication of papers in C magazine can provide a "one-stop" service of writing, issuing and changing, which has formed a gray industrial chain.

  According to a practitioner who provides "one-stop" service, this gray industrial chain can still provide complete services no matter how high the requirements of C magazine are. People who are engaged in ghostwriting will usually publish advertisements in major university forums and other channels. After customers choose the direction of papers and the demand for publishing according to their needs, they will contact associate professors or professors with professional counterparts and long-term cooperative relations, and they will write for them. If the customer needs it, it can also be jointly signed by an influential associate professor or professor to increase the impact factor.

  The writing cycle of C-journal papers is about one year. After writing, it will be connected with the journals selected by customers, and the editors of the journals will revise, review and finally publish them. "The whole paper writing and publishing process is a’ one-stop’ service, and customers can get a C-issue paper with their own signature without participating."

  The employee revealed that the current price of a C-issue paper is about 30,000 yuan, while the price of "one-stop" service ranges from 60,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan. Among them, ghostwriters usually get about 20 thousand yuan, and the channel providers who benefit more are often C magazine staff. "In order to graduate, in order to promote the title, customers will pay for it."

  Call for the establishment of a multi-evaluation system

  At present, the difficulty in publishing C magazine has triggered a chain effect. Some professors interviewed in the western region said that some teachers in their own schools have shown signs of "running away" because it is difficult to publish articles. There is no problem with the academic ability of these teachers, but the platform resources are few, and they are not on the same platform as universities in developed areas, so it is difficult to "compete on the same stage".

  It is difficult for some universities to recruit doctoral students, and teachers even "dare not recruit". In recent years, a doctoral student in humanities and social sciences in a university has jointly sent a letter to the school, requesting to amend the requirement that doctoral students should publish three C journals and one of them is a class, which ultimately failed. On the other hand, due to higher graduation requirements, some teachers of humanities and social sciences dare not enroll students.

  How to change the current situation? Some experts and scholars suggest that on the one hand, we should continue to practice "internal strength", while scholars improve their academic level, relevant departments, periodicals, universities and research institutes in the western region should tap their potential and improve their ability to run journals. On the other hand, we should encourage academic exchanges and cooperation in a more open concept, so that universities and journals can form a benign interaction.

  At the same time, establish a diversified evaluation system for academic journals. Not long ago, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology issued "Several Opinions on Standardizing the Use of Relevant Indicators of SCI Papers in Colleges and Universities and Establishing Correct Evaluation Orientation", which has put forward clear requirements. The person in charge of a university journal directly under the Ministry of Education believes that "other influencing factors" cannot be the only evaluation criterion, and a diversified evaluation system can ensure the fairness of academic research evaluation.

  Expand the catalogue of doctoral dissertations and publications. A professor from the College of Literature of Shaanxi Normal University suggested that in addition to NTU C, Peking University Chinese core journals could be included in the assessment sequence. At the same time, the evaluation of doctoral students’ academic ability should not be limited to three papers, so as to avoid mechanization and rigidity of the evaluation system.

  A professor from a university introduced an extreme case to the reporter: a liberal arts champion in Xi ‘an, with a bachelor’s degree from Peking University, a master’s degree from Fudan University and a doctor’s degree from Peking University, was rejected when applying for a job in a university in Shaanxi because his academic thesis failed to meet the requirements. In fact, this young teacher was excellent in teaching, and was later introduced by other local universities, which led to Shaanxi missing an excellent young teacher. She believes that although the publication of C-journals is an important reference, it cannot be the only criterion for evaluating talents. Only by expanding the scope, enriching the standards and diversifying the evaluation can academic research go further. (Reporter Zhang Wenjing, Li Hua, Cui Hanchao, published in "Half-monthly Talk about Internal Edition", No.4, 2020)

Shanghai: Pursuing academics first, more candidates are willing to "test" out.

  (Reporter Zhu Yingxi) As a high-tech batch with the highest proportion of admissions and covering the largest number of colleges and candidates, the annual centralized admission of ordinary batches of undergraduate courses in Shanghai is always the most concerned by the public. The reporter learned from the Shanghai Education Examinations Institute yesterday that the admission of ordinary batches of undergraduate colleges in 2019 will be completed today. Statistics show that there are more than 500 colleges and universities and more than 1,000 colleges and universities’ professional groups participating in the centralized enrollment of undergraduate courses in this city this year, and the number of students enrolled accounts for three-quarters of all undergraduate enrollment plans this year, among which the number of students enrolled in colleges and universities in this city accounts for about two-thirds.

  "This year, the centralized admission of undergraduate ordinary batches in this city is generally stable." Zheng Fangxian, dean of the Shanghai Education Examinations Institute, said that this is mainly manifested in two aspects: First, the voluntary satisfaction rate and the success rate of Shanghai candidates are constantly improving; Second, the admission scores of colleges and universities and the ranking of admission candidates are relatively stable.

  At the same time, in the process of recruiting ordinary batches of undergraduate courses in Shanghai this year, some gratifying new signs have begun to emerge.

  Many foreign key universities are popular with candidates in Shanghai.

  If the score of 550 points in the college entrance examination is taken as the observation benchmark, the Shanghai candidates represented by this score rank about 5,100, ranking in the top 10%. Zheng Fangxian introduced that Tongji University, East China Normal University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai International Studies University, China Renmin University (including Suzhou Campus), Nankai University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, etc. all colleges and universities have admission scores above this year, and some colleges and universities have admission scores above 500, including China Communication University, Shandong University, Chongqing University and Sichuan University.

  These universities, which are popular among Shanghai candidates, are all well-known top universities in China without exception, and represent China’s higher education in their respective fields or comprehensive level.

  At the same time, many foreign key universities or "double-class" universities have also been continuously favored by Shanghai candidates, and their admission scores have improved significantly. For example, the admission scores of beijing university of chemical technology, Capital University of Economics and Business, Fuzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Yunnan University, Lanzhou University and other universities have all increased by 5 points or even 10 points.

  "This is rare in such a flat voluntary reporting and admission environment. It can be said that candidates’ pursuit of academic and training quality has surpassed the restrictions of pure geography, which is a very gratifying and encouraging phenomenon." Zheng Fangxian said.

  Clinical medicine has become a "hot potato", and the admission scores of some "minority" schools have increased.

  Judging from the admission of professional groups in many colleges and universities, one of the highlights this year is that the admission scores of clinical medicine majors continue to rise.

  It is reported that in addition to high-end or geographically advantageous institutions such as Naval Military Medical University, Southern Medical University and Chongqing Medical University, many medical-related majors in ordinary colleges and universities are increasingly valued by candidates. For example, Hebei Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xinxiang Medical College, Kunming Medical University, Xiangnan College, etc., the admission scores of both eight-year clinical medicine majors and five-year clinical medicine majors have improved significantly this year, and the admission scores of some colleges or majors have increased by 20 to 30 points.

  In Zheng Fangxian’s view, this signal reflects the rational thinking of current candidates on future career development.

  It is worth noting that this year, Shanghai University of Electric Power was upgraded to a university. Many people speculated that the admission score line might be significantly improved this year, but the observation was limited. In addition, the admission scores of Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Theatre Academy, which are relatively "minority", began to rise slowly, with an increase of about 10 points compared with two years ago.

 

The Honeymoon Period of Chinese and French Movies (Ⅱ): Where is the focus of future cooperation?

    Special feature of 1905 film network  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, and the cooperation in film has also increased significantly. The discussion upsurge aroused by Don’t Mess with Me, Superbody and Nightingale here has just subsided, and Wolf Totem directed by jean jacques annaud there will meet the audience again on New Year’s Day. Recently, it was reported that another Sino-French co-production film "Night Peacock" starring Liu Yifei and Liu Ye will be launched in January next year, and it is ready to participate in the Cannes Film Festival next year.

 

    In response to the upsurge of Sino-French film cooperation in 2014, 1905 Film Network interviewed Ningning, producer of Nightingale in China, Mark Gao, chairman of Jimei Film, jean jacques annaud, director of Wolf Totem, and Isabel Granchet, representative of the French Film Federation in Greater China, respectively, to deeply analyze the multi-faceted cooperation between Chinese and French films.

 

    The first part of the honeymoon period of Sino-French films focuses on co-production projects, explaining in detail the rules and regulations, cultural frictions and cooperation tips in co-production between China and France.[Click to view]; The second part analyzes the influence of Sino-French cooperation on the world film pattern in detail, and shares France’s experience in maintaining its overseas influence under Hollywood cultural hegemony.[Click to view]. The last part focuses on the present situation and differences between the Chinese and French film industries, and discusses the future cooperation direction.

 

[Talking about China Market]

 

Box office confidence: French 66 million VS China 1.3 billion population base is there!

 

    After breaking the box office record of 10 billion in 2011, China’s films have passed the 20 billion mark in just three years, and this year, they are going straight to 30 billion. As the world’s largest film market, the scale and frequency of movie viewing in China are rapidly increasing. Everyone says that China movies are now in the best era.

 

    Ningning: The biggest advantage of China now is that it has a huge market with good prospects for future development. On the one hand, from the perspective of population base, French population is only over 60 million, while China has 1.2 billion and 1.3 billion, which is equivalent to 20 times. That’s like director Maitreya filming Butterfly in 2002. At that time, it was already about 100 million RMB at the box office in France. If the population ratio is such, it should be 1.2 billion in China, because the population base of China is here. On the other hand, our box office is growing rapidly. For example, it will be close to 3 million by now. We are still expanding, and more and more people go to the cinema to watch movies. This market potential is not available in France.

 

    After signing this Sino-French co-production agreement in 2010, there are also many professional film and television companies eager to try the China market, but not many of them can really take steps to cooperate with China, and they are all waiting to see. Therefore, the appearance of movies like Nightingale is actually trying to promote more cooperation between Chinese and French movies in the future, so that everyone can see that this is promising, promising and exploring.


 

The soaring box office quota of 34 imported films has not increased the possibilities provided by emerging networks.

 

    In recent years, although the types of films in China are obviously diversified, the genre elements are more stable and the co-production projects are increasing. However, Isabel still thinks that the annual share of 34 imported films greatly limits the viewing choices of China audiences. In her view, China audiences are more likely to choose online, and the importance of online video as the cinema market is becoming more and more obvious. The maximum number of people watching movies in cinemas is around 40 million, but the number of online clicks on the same movie usually exceeds 50 million (the number of pirated clicks is more difficult to estimate). The Internet market has gradually formed a new channel to realize the film copyright value. According to the current development trend, it is estimated that the online video market in China will reach RMB 36.6 billion by 2017.

 

    Isabel: Because the market in China is getting bigger and bigger, producers and agencies all over the world will want to cooperate with China, whether they are co-productions or they want their films to be shown in China. However, despite the huge market in China, the number of imported films has not increased correspondingly. It turns out that our French films may be able to release 6 films in China every year, and there may be a little more than 11 films this year. However, this number is still relatively small, because we have about 200-250 films produced in France every year, and only a few of them can be released in China. Many of the films released are also co-productions of France and other countries, and more are English films than the films we make the most. There are still many French companies looking for more possibilities.

 

    Now there is a new market in China, the Internet market, so some companies are talking with various video websites in China to see what new possibilities there are. Because the cinema is unlikely, the internet and TV will be more likely. They also buy a lot of French movies every year. Network is a new market and an international market. There are so many audiences in China, and some people either have no time to go to the cinema or the time is not suitable, so it is also a good way to communicate with the audience, which is also very important.


 

Is it really a good thing that hot money is pouring in urgently? Jean jacques annaud warned to see the danger.

 

    Jean jacques annaud: When I started this project six years ago, the number of cinemas in China was about half that in France. Now, the number of cinemas in China is more than five times that in France, which is a phenomenal increase. This phenomenon has both its good side and its bad side. On the bright side, audiences in China have more opportunities to enter cinemas, and filmmakers in China have more funds. But the danger is that too many films are made in a hurry, and the quality is not so good, which will also affect the overall impression of China. You know that money is precious. When you invest money in movies, you should make the best movies possible, at least try. The danger I see now is that people are satisfied with the money instead of the movie, which leads consumers to dislike the movie in the end.

 

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, which was the first country in Europe to establish diplomatic relations with China 50 years ago. In the French education system, China has always been very special, and we have always had a strong interest in China. When I was a child, the school education was that China was a great country with a strong cultural foundation and a splendid history. We also saw that there was much progress in Sino-French cooperation this year, and Wolf Totem was regarded as a "celebration" at the end of this year. But everything will continue. China has not been particularly well understood yet. The cinema is a place.Let foreigners know more about China.Very important place. Now when I talk about China in France, they will think that I am promoting China, but I am not. I am just describing what I saw in China, but their impression is still in the 1960s.

The Great Wall Cannon camper has passed the new car announcement and has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment.

In 2019, many phenomenal products emerged in China market. The Great Wall Gun is one of the most popular products. With its domineering and exquisite appearance, high-end luxury interior and excellent power combination of 2.0T+8AT, it broke the barrier between pickup trucks and passenger cars and won the attention of countless car lovers. However, pickup trucks are trucks in China, which are forced to be scrapped for 15 years and cannot enter the city, which has caused many riders to have scruples about buying pickup trucks.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 1

In order to repay riders’ love for the Great Wall Cannon and help consumers solve the pain points of car use, Great Wall Motor has revealed that it will refit an off-road RV with superior performance based on the Great Wall Cannon, with legal "small-specialized procedures", and the RV has also made an official announcement in official website, confirming the existence of this Great Wall Cannon camper. Now this car has officially passed the new car announcement of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 2

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 3

The Great Wall Artillery Camping Car is built on the basis of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Artillery. In appearance, it basically maintains the high-end domineering design style of the pickup truck for the vehicle, and adopts the LED headlight group, which is very high-end. According to the information announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the car also provides a variety of exterior components to choose from, including chrome-plated mirrors, chrome-plated door handles, different styles of wheels, different styles of middle nets, etc., and the rear of the car can also choose whether to hang a spare tire.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 4

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 5

The multifunctional camping car of the Great Wall Cannon is also equipped with professional camping equipment such as hydropower system, camping equipment, outdoor tools, searchlights and electric winches. A folding roof tent is installed on the roof, which can accommodate two people sleeping.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 6

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 7       

The body size of the Great Wall Cannon camper is 5568×1936×2180mm, the height is 2010mm when the roof tent is not installed, and the height is 1886mm after the roof rack is removed. The moderate body size makes it have good passability and will not be difficult to pass because of the high limit.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 8

In terms of power, the Great Wall Cannon camper is equipped with a 2.0T GW4C20B gasoline engine, with a maximum power of 140kW and a peak torque of 360N·m, which meets the national six emission standards, matches BMW’s ZF 8AT gearbox, has a five-bar rear suspension, and applies the intelligent electronic control part-time 4wd system of Borgwarner TOD, so its comprehensive outdoor cross-country and survivability are much higher than that of the prototype.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 9

The most important thing is that this car has the legal status of "small specialized procedure". From the application information, we can see that the product name of this car is "overhaul car", which belongs to a kind of non-cargo special operation car. Therefore, its "small specialized procedure" is absolutely legal, and it can be scrapped for 30 years, with no restrictions on entering the city. The whole car can be loaded with 5 people, and the car can be driven legally with a C1 driver’s license.

The Great Wall Cannon camper announced that it has a number of hard-core outdoor equipment through the new car-Figure 10    

Generally speaking, the Great Wall Cannon Camping Vehicle is a multi-functional vehicle that combines off-road, living, exploring and storing things. Like Isuzu Road Surveyor, it is an outdoor camping vehicle specially built for off-road enthusiasts. The legal "small special procedures" make it have the advantages of road rights that ordinary pickup trucks do not have, and it is more convenient to use than traditional pickup trucks.