Because there are many institutions and colleges that grade periodicals, the starting point, purpose and standard of grading are different, and the titles of periodical grading are also varied.
It should be pointed out that the sponsors of periodicals pay more and more attention to the results of periodical classification, and the good results obtained in classification are often marked in the prominent position of periodicals, and the complexity and diversity of titles make it difficult for readers to distinguish.
For example, "excellent journals" may be the highest level in one classification, but may be the second or third level in another classification. The most typical example is the National University Social Science Journal Award. There are two levels superimposed on "Excellent Journals", namely "Top 100" (the second level) and "Double Front 10" (the first level).
Name of rank:
(1) is divided into national periodicals and local periodicals according to the competent authorities.
(2) According to whether it is officially published, there are formal journals and informal journals.
(3) Core journals, such as Overview of Chinese Core Journals.
(4) First-class periodicals, second-class periodicals and third-class periodicals (such as the second periodical quality evaluation in Sichuan Province, there are 179 first-class periodicals, 93 second-class periodicals and 6 third-class periodicals).
(5) Excellent periodicals (for example, in the periodical awards held by China Academy of Social Sciences in 1999, eight periodicals such as Literary Heritage were rated as "excellent periodicals").
Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Journal Classification