科技期刊的水平一向被认为是科学事业发展水平的标志。据估计现在全世界每年至少发行4万种科学刊物(也有说10万种)、100多万篇论文。但1988年2月16日美国《纽约时报》却发表了一篇题为《科学赶不上新刊物的大量增加》的文章,惊呼:“现在全世界发表的科学论文和发行的刊物数目很大,已开始扰乱科研人员,压倒了科学的质量监督系统,助长了欺诈行为,并且妨碍重要发现的传播。”虽然。我们现在一时还无法全面估计这则消息的正确程度,但其中的一些观点,我认为是应当引起我们注意的。我国科技期刊数盘近年来猛增。据统计,1980年全国有科技期刊1300种,1984年达到3900种,目 The level of sci-tech periodicals has always been regarded as a sign of the level of development of science. It is estimated that at least 40,000 kinds of scientific journals (also say 100,000) and more than 1 million papers are distributed in the world each year. However, on February 16, 1988, the New York Times published an article entitled “Science Can not Keep Up with Massive Increase in New Publications,” exclaiming: “The number of scientific papers and publications now published worldwide is very large, Has begun to disrupt scientific research, overwhelm scientific quality-control systems, fueling fraud and hinder the dissemination of key findings. ”Although. We can not fully estimate the correctness of the news at this moment in time. However, some of these views should, I think, deserve our attention. China’s science and technology journals have soared in recent years. According to statistics, in 1980 there were 1,300 kinds of periodicals in the country and 3,900 kinds in 1984