| Abstract With the ongoing evolution of the global academic communication landscape, high-quality English-language scientific and Technological journals play an increasingly important role in enhancing the international visibility of China’s research outputs and supporting academic exchange. Addressing the challenges faced by China’s independently founded English-language journals—particularly in quality control, brand building, international visibility, and digital platform capabilities—this study employs a multi-source evidence approach integrating literature review, case analysis, expert interviews, and field investigations. Based on this, a six-dimensional framework for high-quality journal development is constructed, encompassing academic influence, branding, internationalization, clustering, digitalization, and editorial talent systems. Taking the independently founded journal Light: Advanced Manufacturing (LAM) as a representative case, the study further conducts dimension-by-dimension empirical validation of the proposed framework. The findings show that clarifying journal positioning and quality standards, strengthening high-level peer review, establishing a recognizable brand identity, expanding international collaboration networks, leveraging journal clusters to enhance collective influence, advancing digital dissemination capabilities, and cultivating a professional editorial team are effective pathways for achieving high-quality development. The six-dimensional framework proposed in this study—together with its validation using the LAM case—provides both theoretical grounding and practical guidance for advancing the high-quality development of China’s independently established English-language scientific and Technological journals. |
