CAS zoning is a classification method based on the impact factor of discipline journals, which was formulated by the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its role is mainly in the following aspects:
Discipline Orientation and Development Direction: The division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences helps to clarify the positioning and development direction of each discipline area. This is conducive to the formulation of targeted policies and resource allocation to promote the balanced development of various disciplines.
Academic evaluation and communication platform: The zoning provides a platform for researchers to display and communicate. Journals in different regions represent different academic levels and influences, and researchers can understand and evaluate the level of journals in their fields through the divisions, and choose the appropriate journals to submit papers or participate in academic exchanges.
Optimal allocation of resources: The CAS can concentrate resources and support on high-quality journals with high divisions through zoning, so as to improve the academic level and international competitiveness of the entire CAS. This will help optimize the allocation of resources and promote the development of scientific research.
Promoting interdisciplinary and collaboration: Through zoning, CAS can promote interdisciplinary and collaboration, and promote interdisciplinary research and development. This helps solve complex problems and fosters innovation in the field of science.
International recognition and guidance: The CAS is widely recognized and used internationally, and has a guiding role in the selection of domestic researchers to publicize, and to evaluate the quality and impact of academic achievements.
Comprehensive: CAS Zoning Chart covers a wide range of disciplines, including natural sciences, engineering and technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences, etc.
Objectivity: The partition table of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uses objective indicators, such as journal impact factor, citation frequency, etc., to avoid the interference of subjective evaluation.
Stability: The zoning table of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is updated once a year, but the zoning results are relatively stable, which is conducive to the continuity and comparability of academic evaluation.
Internationality: The zoning table of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has also been widely recognized and used internationally, which is conducive to international academic exchanges and cooperation.
Instructive: The CAS partition table has a guiding role in selecting the journals to publish in and evaluating the quality and influence of academic achievements.
In short, the characteristics of the CAS zoning table are its comprehensiveness, objectivity, stability, internationalization and guidance, which make the CAS zoning table one of the important reference tools for academic evaluation.
Overall, the CAS has played an important role in the development of the discipline, providing an orderly framework for the academic community to promote the continuous progress and improvement of scientific research.