[2] In 2022, it was reported that China has become one of the top countries in the world in both scientific research output, and also for highly cited academic papers.
A second reason is that scientists in China, like those in other countries, prefer to publish their best papers in major or top English-language journals.
[10][11] The Economist also concluded that in 2022 China passed both the US and the European Union in the number of high-impact research papers published.
Most first-time authors writing in Chinese for publication in China usually follow the format used in the journal to which they are submitting their manuscripts.
The recommendations closely follow international standards, including using the structured abstract for biomedical research articles.
By supporting standards set by the government and international bodies, it is hoped that health science journals improve their scientific communication.
Typically the writing courses have focused on the introduction and discussion sections of articles prepared for health-science journals in China.
Editors envisage the introduction as being rather like a funnel, beginning with what is known about the particular problem, leading to what is unknown and important to find out, and ending with the objectives of the research.