预印本对科技期刊的影响探析

Analysis of the Impact of Preprints on Scientific Journals

摘要: 基于目前预印本与科技期刊应该如何融合发展的问题，本文从事物两面性的角度审视预印本给科技期刊带来的影响及其背后的原因，提出对预印本和科技期刊发展的未来期望。预印本是未经同行评审的研究手稿，其本身具有高交互性、强时效性、自愿免费等特征，可以为学术交流带来积极的影响。相反，在这些特点下可能会出现“掠夺性期刊”借机发展、扰乱科技期刊的正常发展与竞争以及带来“抢先发表”风险和知识产权纠纷。面对这些困境，当下我国学术界可以借助“审定预印本”攻破预印本和同行评审之间的壁垒，采用先进的人工智能技术消除预印本发布中的一些基础问题，并积极搭建独立自主可控的预印本平台，构建健康系统的新学术生态。

Abstract: Focusing on the issue of how preprints and scientific journals should achieve integrated development, this study examines the dual impact of preprints on scientific journals and its underlying causes from a dialectical perspective while proposing future expectations for both. Preprints, defined as non-peer-reviewed research manuscripts, possess characteristics such as high interactivity, strong timeliness, and voluntary open access, which can positively influence academic communication. Conversely, these features may also foster the proliferation of predatory journals, disrupt the normal development and competition within scientific publishing, and introduce risks such as “priority publication” disputes and intellectual property conflicts. To address these challenges, the Chinese academic community can adopt the following strategies: leveraging “certified preprints” to bridge the gap between preprint dissemination and peer review mechanisms, employing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to resolve fundamental issues in preprint dissemination, and actively establishing independent, self-developed, and controllable preprint platforms to foster a new, healthy academic ecosystem.