After searching, statistics and analysis of relevant literature by researchers, as well as subject expert review, the Natural Science and Humanities and Social Science Editions of SCMZU’s Journal were compiled in the comprehensive core journals of science, industry, agriculture and medicine, and comprehensive core journals of humanities and social sciences of A Guide to the Core Journal of China 2020 (the 9th edition).

"A Guide to the Core Journal of China" is developed by the participation of more than 100 experts and periodical workers from more than a dozen university libraries in Beijing, Literature and Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing Weipu Information Co., Ltd., Books and Newspaper Data Center of Renmin University of China, China Academic Journals (CD-ROM Edition) Electronic Publishing House, China Institute of Science and Technology Information, Beijing Wanfang Data Co., Ltd., National Library and Beijing Century Superstar Information Technology Development Co., Ltd. and other units concerned. The evaluation adopts a combination of quantitative evaluation and qualitative review. The quantitative evaluation indicator system uses 16 evaluation indicators, including abstract number, abstract rate, citation number, number by other citations, impact factor, and impact factor of other citations, and more than 10,000 subject experts participate in the review of core journals.

The Journal's Natural Sciences edition was first selected in compilation in 2014, and it returned to the Peking University core journals camp in 2020, while the humanities and social sciences edition has been complied for the eighth consecutive time. The journal will take this selection as an opportunity to adhere to the politics, characteristics and high quality of the journal, aiming to further play the role of the mainstream ideology front.

(Editor: Liu Hong  Source: Journal Editorial Department)