Based on questionnaire for staff in university scientific journals, we surveyed the status of these journals’ contribution to disciplinary construction, summarized measures, effect, difficulties and crucial issues, and carefully analyzed opinions and suggestions from the staff surveyed so as to propose strategies and approaches in developing both journals and disciplines. By randomly selecting samples, we did the survey on staff from 229 editorial offices of Chinese university journals and got effective 402 questionnaires, which include factual situation of the journal, basic contribution extent, serving attitude, requirements for sponsoring a new journal, and general plan of journal’s contribution to disciplinary construction. We found that there exist such issues as shortage of support in policy level, shortage of staff, neglecting of including the journal in university developing plan, which influence the journal’s contribution efficiency. Moreover, there is a certain difference on degree of emphasis and international vision between “World-Class” construction universities and normal universities. We suggest that universities should include journals into their development layout. At present, the development of Chinese universities is like an inverted pyramid, requiring that they find their own advantages and characteristics, set up clearly their own position in disciplinary construction, development orientation, and advantageous features so that they could do their own contribution to national development with their own characteristics.