Before 2008, the "A Guide to the Core Journal of China" was updated for research and publication every 4 years. After 2008, it was changed to update research and publication every 3 years. Each edition continuously adjusts and improves its research methods based on the actual situation at the time, in order to reflect objective reality more scientifically and reasonably in research results. It is a interdisciplinary evaluation method that combines quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative evaluation of core journals adopts the methods of citation quantity (full text, abstracts), citation rates (full text, abstract), citation quantity, citation quantity by other authors, influence factor, influence factor cited by other authors, 5-years influence factor, 5-years influence factor of the articles cited by other authors, characteristic factor, article influence score, article citation index, cross citation index, award-winning or important retrieval tool inclusion. Evaluation indicators such as fund supported articles' ratio (national, provincial and ministerial level), web download volume, and web download rate. On the basis of quantitative evaluation, conduct experts' qualitative evaluation. After quantitative screening and experts' qualitative evaluation, core journals were selected from the published Chinese journals in China.
Competent Authorities
The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Sponsored by
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Edited by
Editorial Board of China Oncology
Editor-in-Chief
SHAO Zhimin
Honorary Editor-in-Chief
TANG Zhaoyou, CAO Shilong, SHEN Zhenzhou
Printed by
Shanghai Ouyang Printing Co., Ltd.