In this regard, whether in academia or outside academia, it has aroused heated discussion. Some people think that this document of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology means that SCI papers are unpopular or even useless. Is that really the case? Now, let's analyze this problem.
First of all, just because the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology standardize SCI papers in colleges and universities does not mean that SCI papers are really useless. When reading a document, be sure to look at the details. It is particularly important to note that in this document, there are two words, which are very crucial-"specification".
In other words, the goal of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology is to standardize the index use of SCI papers, not to abolish it. What is a norm? In other words, there was confusion in use in the past. Therefore, we should reorganize, standardize procedures, standardize standards, and standardize the use of results, not abolish them.
Secondly, when reading a document, we should pay special attention to its expression. The main goal of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology is to form a comprehensive evaluation method combining qualitative and quantitative methods in scientific research evaluation, as described in this paper. Whether from the qualitative or quantitative point of view, the paper is a very important evaluation content.
Third, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology issued a document. Even though the use of SCI papers is regulated, the documents of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology still point out that for basic research, papers are the main form of output.
However, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology emphasize that the evaluation of scientific research work and researchers in the future will focus on the innovation level and scientific value of the paper, rather than whether it belongs to SCI papers. In other words, the relevant indicators of SCI papers are not taken as the basis for direct judgment. However, SCI papers will still be valuable in reality.
Therefore, the documents of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology focus on breaking the "SCI supremacy" of the paper, which does not mean that the SCI paper has been "entered into another book". After standardization, those SCI papers that can reflect academic innovation and scientific value will present greater value. In contrast, if the paper itself is "parallel imports", it is meaningless to publish it in any level of publications. What do you think of this?