Today in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
, there are more than 8,000
academic journal
An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...
s, of which more than 4,600 can be considered scientific. About 1,400 cover
health science
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences:
Health sciences – those sciences that focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple ...
(
medicine
Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...
and
public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...
). In 2022, it was reported that China has become one of the top countries in the world in both scientific research output, and also for highly cited academic papers.
Journals
Almost all of the scientific journals in China are supported by central, regional, or local governments. Some scientific journals are owned by
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...
s. There are very few privately owned scientific journals. Some journals—mainly those supported by the national government—are regarded as high-prestige journals, and authors preferentially select these journals for their best papers. Such top-tier journals include the 67 journals published by the
Chinese Medical Association
In China, the practice of medicine is a mixture of government, charitable, and private institutions, while many people rely on traditional medicine. Until reforms in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, physicians were quasi-governm ...
. Those journals and most other academic journals are indexed by major indexing services in China.
Most scientific journals in China are published
monthly
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* ''The Monthly''
* ''Monthly Magazine''
* ''Monthly Review''
* ''PQ Monthly''
* ''Home Monthly''
* ''Trader Monthly''
* ''Overland Monthly''
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