Implementation and achievements of project for high quality scientific journals by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) :a case study of Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering

Abstract: Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering（TCSAE）was selected in Project High-quality Journals by China Association for Science & Technology (CAST) from 2009-2011. According to the requirements of the project, editorial department of TCSAE carried out a series of work such as improving the editing and publishing processing under network; shortening the publishing period; preventing from academic plagiarized papers; propagandizing the academic papers by mass media. Results of the project showed that quality of TCSAE was greatly improved, influence of TCSAE was expanded, and the virtuous circle of development of TCSAE was formed. This paper summarizes the works, experiences and achievements of TCSAE since implementation of the project, and proposed the development direction of academic journals.