为了定量研究中国英文科技期刊在我国科学研究和出版交流活动中所发挥的作用,借鉴语言学研究中对某一个语言“交际价值”的定量测度方法,设计出评价中国英文科技期刊交流价值的新指标Q。它的定义由3部分组成,即期刊所在学科的英文流行度P、在学科内期刊的学术影响中心度c、期刊学术影响的国际扩散度D。若以这3个指标构成三维坐标系,每种期刊看作是从点0出发的一个向量,则指标Q的含义可以理解为期刊向量的长度。通过对45种中国英文科技期刊样本的实际计算,发现交流价值Q可以从一个方面以较好的区分度和准确性体现中国英文科技期刊的实用价值。
English is a global language of science in all fields. English academic journals published in China play a very important role in scientific research and communication between China and the world. A new indicator Q-value is designed to evaluate the communication value of English academic journals published in China, which is borrowed from a resuh of linguistic studies. The Q- value is comprised of three independent indicators, i. e., prevalence index, centrality index and international diffusivity index, which form a three-dimensional coordinate system and each journal is defined as a vector and the Q-value is the length of the vector. A total of 45 English academic journals are surveyed and the result shows that the proposed Q-value can correctly describe the communication value of these English academic journals.