Academic evaluation is a kind of evaluation conducted by academic communities on the research carried out by individual researchers. Currently most academic communities in China have adopted the quantitative evaluation mechanism. This report is the result of an investigation on academic evaluation mechanism covering the scholars and students in 32 universities and research institutions. It shows that，because of the lack of the relevant legal provisions，quantitative academic evaluation mechanism is actually doing more harm than good and has become one of the main causes of academic misconduct and corruption. The report suggests that the current academic evaluation mechanism，which is overly dependent on quantitative standards，and the related academic journal grading system should be reformed so as to allow academic research to maintain its academic nature.