Abstract:

This paper uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to deeply

explore the influence of editorial board internationalization on the academic quality of China’s

English sci-tech journals. Results show that the internationalization degree of editorial board

can affect journal academic quality by influencing the internationalization degree of manuscript

resources. At the same time， the compositional characteristics， knowledge base and social capital

of the international editorial board affect their resource integration capability and cross-cultural

absorptive capacity， which has a continuous impact on journal academic quality. The results of this

study provide reference for the improvement of the academic quality of English sci-tech journals in

China from the aspects of personnel allocation and ability utilization of international editorial board.

Key words:

English sci-tech journals Academic quality Editorial board internationalization

Manuscript resource internationalization

CLC Number: 

• G237