HowNet, China HowNet, or often called "China Journal Network", is the largest academic paper database and academic electronic resources integrator in China, which contains more than 95% of the officially published Chinese academic resources, which is unmatched by any other database.

HowNet has gathered a large number of academic journals, patents, excellent doctoral and master's dissertations and other resources. It is the most comprehensive online digital resource library in China at present, with a total of more than 200 million articles. It is an unavoidable information retrieval and duplicate checking tool for any paper author, and it is called "China Knowledge Foundation Project".

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China HowNet has developed into an international advanced online publishing platform integrating periodicals, doctoral dissertations, master's dissertations, conference papers, newspapers, reference books, yearbooks, patents, standards, Chinese studies and overseas literature resources through cooperation with periodicals, publishing circles and various content providers. The website of the Center is updated with more than 50,000 documents every day.

Based on the massive value-added service platform of content resources, anyone and any organization can set up their own personal digital library in China HowNet and customize the content they need. More and more readers regard China HowNet as a platform for their daily work and study. The content construction of China HowNet is undertaken by China academic journal (CD) electronic magazine, and the technology and services are undertaken by Tongfang HowNet Technology Co., Ltd. ..