2. Core journals are journals with high academic level and an important part of China's academic evaluation system;

3. Core journals are mainly reflected in the measurement of the academic level of researchers. A considerable number of teaching and research institutions need to publish one or more papers in core journals before they can apply for senior titles, obtain the qualification for doctoral thesis defense, and apply for scientific research projects, scientific research institutions or academic level evaluation of colleges and universities.

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Introduction to core journals:

The research group of "Abstract of Chinese Core Journals" has carefully summarized the development experience of the first four editions, and conducted in-depth research on the basic theory, evaluation method, evaluation software, function and influence of core journals. On this basis, the evaluation method is further improved to make it more scientific and reasonable, so that the evaluation results can reflect the actual situation of China journals as accurately as possible.

The Catalogue of Chinese Core Journals was jointly published by China Knowledge Network, China Academic Journals Network and Peking University Library Journal Work Research Association. 1992, the catalogue of Chinese core journals was launched; 1996, Catalogue of Core Journals in China (Second Edition) was launched; In 2000, the Catalogue of China Core Journals (Third Edition) was launched.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Core Journals Catalogue