1. Definition: Provincial key textbooks refer to textbooks that are led by provincial departments and included in provincial planning. Provincial planning textbooks are included in the future planning of provincial departments. The approval of the second batch of "Twelfth Five-Year" general higher education planning textbooks in Henan Province refers to the "Twelfth Five-Year" planning textbooks in Henan Province, that is, provincial planning textbooks.

2. Category: provincial key textbooks and provincial planning textbooks belong to provincial textbooks, but they do not completely overlap. Some textbooks are school-led, but if they are listed in the catalogue of provincial planning textbooks, they also belong to provincial planning textbooks.