XU Yongjun1, 2, YANG Hongyan2, LIU Pingping2
2025, 39(4): 1-12.
This paper studies the connotation, essence, and evaluation criteria of the original academic theories in the field of Chinese philosophy and social sciences with ten examples as such based on the paper keyword data of Selected Materials by Renmin University of China from 1995 to 2023 and other sourcesThe paper argues that the evaluation of original academic theories should focus on examining whether academic theories possess five general characteristics (new perspectives, new interpretations, new conclusions, new systems, and new applications) and two essential characteristics (new breakthroughs and new leadership)It finds that all the ten examples play exemplary roles in original innovation in verifying the rationality and effectiveness of the evaluation criteria for original academic theoriesThis study also reveals the lack of innovation in contemporary Chinese philosophy and social science theoriesThus, this paper suggests that scholars should pay more attention to original academic theories, academic journals should improve their ability to identify and disseminate original academic theories, the departments of research management should increase targeted investment in original research, and the institutions of academic evaluation should accelerate the construction of an originality-oriented academic evaluation system,to further enhance the subjectivity and originality of academic theories in the field of Chinese philosophy and social sciences.