Based on the three-dimensional "Resource-Knowledge-Capital" analytical framework, JCR 2003—2023 reports, and the InCites database, this study analyzes the international distribution characteristics of global journals currently indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), high-quality scientific papers, and Article Processing Charge (APC) flows, examining their interrelationships among seven countries (U.S., UK, Germany, Netherlands, China, Japan, and Switzerland). This research explores pathways for developing countries to break through publishing monopolies, provides insights for the coordinated development of scientific journals and research output, and offers strategic support for enhancing China's academic discourse power. The results indicate that global SCIE journals remain predominantly concentrated in the U.S., UK, Germany, and Netherlands, while third-tier countries such as China account for only 8.86%. Although China leads in total scientific paper output, its SCIE-indexed journal count (2.96% of global total) and paper-carrying capacity are severely insufficient, with uneven disciplinary distribution. Consequently, 94% of Chinese papers are published internationally, resulting in annual APC payments exceeding ￥5.29 billion, with minimal domestic journal revenue. International publishers (e.g., MDPI, Elsevier) monopolize APC profits. The international academic publishing landscape exhibits resource concentration effects, where developed countries leverage existing platform advantages to establish mechanisms for building academic influence and accumulating dissemination benefits. Meanwhile, emerging research entities such as China require further coordinate development between academic output and dissemination efficiency. In response, this study proposes a three-tiered optimization pathway: (1) Establish an "advantage breakthrough-disadvantage compensation" mechanism in disciplinary restructuring; (2) Implement coordinated "scale expansion-quality leap" strategies for publishing capacity; (3) Develop a dual-driven model of APC revenue circulation with independent publishing platform. These pathways aim to provide guidance for the sustainable development of English-language journals in China while contributing to the establishment of an open global academic publishing system.