[目的/意义]2月23日科技部、教育部联合发文《关于破除科技评价中“唯论文”不良导向的若干措施（试行）》（国科发监[2020]37号），教育部科技部印发《关于规范高等学校SCI论文相关指标使用树立正确评价导向的若干意见》（教科技〔2020〕2号）的通知，再次引发我国论文发表流向的讨论。[方法/过程]本文从登记、传播、认证、保存的期刊本质以及SCI的特征的角度，结合我国学者发表论文及引用文献的特点，分析论文发表流向。[结果/结论]认为基于学术交流的目的，学者选择了适宜学术研究成果传播、交流的平台。在国际期刊上发表论文是我国科研产出融入国际学术交流的表现。在遵循科学发展规律的同时，从管理者的角度应不断优化科研绩效评估
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[Purpose/significance] On February 23, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education release two new policies, which again focused on the problem about the papers publication.[Method/process] From the perspective of journal four functions (registration, dissemination, certification, archival record) and the characteristics of SCI, this paper analyzes the flow direction of papers published by Chinese scholars in combination with the characteristics of published papers and cited documents.[Result/conclusion] For the purpose of academic exchange, scholars choose a platform suitable for the dissemination and exchange of academic research results. Publishing papers in international journals is a manifestation of the integration of China's scientific research output into international academic activities. From the perspective of scientific research management, the method of scientific research performance evaluation is constantly optimized according to the law of scientific development.