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How to understand the three-trial system of book publishing
Three-level examination and approval system is the basic system in editing work rules, including three-level examination and approval of topics, three-level examination and reading to decide whether to adopt manuscripts, three-level examination and revision to improve the content quality of manuscripts and the overall design to improve the quality of publications.

In practice, some links of three-level examination and approval are often missing or going through the motions, which leads to the decline of publishing quality. For example, fast-paced books that catch up with the market and seize time are popular, and the topic selection is not demonstrated, and there is even no decent topic selection report. In the case of emphasizing the fast pace and the planner's responsibility for economic profits and losses, the three-level approval is a mere formality. For another example, after many manuscripts are submitted, they directly enter the stage of revision (editing and processing) without going through the three-level review. Editors and processors generally have no veto power over the manuscript, and the workload is heavy. They can only skim through it, focusing on checking whether there are political problems and trying to correct obvious mistakes in language and writing, so they are eager to publish and have no time to polish and optimize the manuscript. Some publishers are responsible for editing twenty or thirty books a year, most of which are outsourced. After processing, the responsible editor only looks through the catalogue and processing records, and no longer reviews the manuscript, resulting in that the quality of the preliminary review basically depends on the level of external editors. The director of the editorial department (room) of some publishing units has become the director of the business department, and the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief often serve as the director of a branch. They are mainly busy with management and operation, and rarely review manuscripts. The second and third reviews are entrusted to others, and even to editors outside the society. When the work is busy, the trustee will sign and approve the manuscript to enter the next process without reviewing its quality. What's more, the signing and approval are entrusted to others. ...

In short, the three trials are a mere formality, and the responsibility of the three trials has not been really implemented, and the quality of publications is inevitable. This also shows the importance of implementing the three-level examination and approval system.