The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discontinued its journal ranking list. The change is presented as a step away from publication-based metrics. The move reflects a desire to avoid superficial measures of research quality. Concerns remain about the lack of practical alternatives to replace journal rankings. Without replacement metrics, evaluation may become less consistent or harder to implement. The situation connects research management and policy decisions with how scientific community performance is assessed. The referenced Nature items provide context for the discontinuation and its rationale.
"Your 24 April News story discusses the discontinuation of the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) journal ranking list as a step away from publication-based metrics (see Nature https://doi.org/q7bk; 2026). I share the desire to move beyond superficial metrics, but I worry about the lack of alternatives."
"The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) journal ranking list [is] discontinuation as a step away from publication-based metrics."
"I share the desire to move beyond superficial metrics, but I worry about the lack of alternatives."
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