1. publishing difficulty: water periodicals usually have lower requirements for manuscripts, faster review speed and are easy to publish. However, regular journals have higher requirements for manuscripts, which require strict peer review, long review period and great difficulty in publishing.
2. Impact factors: The impact factors of water periodicals are usually low, or even no impact factors. The influence factors of regular journals are high, which reflects the influence and recognition of journals in academic circles.
3. Academic value: The academic value of water periodicals is low, and the quality of papers is uneven, which often lacks innovation and practicality. However, the papers in regular journals are of high quality and have certain academic and practical value.
4. Publishing norms: The publishing norms of water periodicals may not be strict, and there are cases of plagiarism. However, regular journals have strict publishing norms, which require authors to abide by academic ethics and academic norms.
5. Resource input: Water periodicals have less resources input, including editorial team, peer review experts, typesetting and printing, etc. The high input of regular periodical resources can ensure the quality and development of periodicals.
6. Readers: The readers of Shuikan are limited, mainly those who have low academic requirements. Regular periodicals have a wide readership, including professionals in various fields such as academia, industry and government departments.
7. Certification: Water periodicals are usually not certified by authoritative organizations, such as China Knowledge Network, Wan Fang Data and other databases. Regular journals are usually certified by authorities and can be found in these databases.
In a word, to distinguish water periodicals from regular periodicals, we need to make a comprehensive evaluation from publishing difficulties, influencing factors, academic value, publishing norms, resource investment, reader groups, authentication and so on. When choosing the contributing journals, we should try our best to choose regular journals to ensure the quality and academic reputation of the papers.