Ding Guangsheng's requirements for running a journal are concise and to the point. 1September, 987, at the invitation of the research society of natural science journals of Chinese universities, he wrote an inscription: "Running a school should be carried out in the spirit of reform and innovation and with a scientific and serious attitude." Acta pharmacologica sinica is listed as one of the core journals of China 10 by American Science Citation Index. At present, only two periodicals in China are included in Life Science: acta pharmacologica sinica and China Science. In July, 1990, the Expert Committee of Science Publishing Fund of Chinese Academy of Sciences rated acta pharmacologica sinica as a key supporting periodical. Ding Guangsheng believes that editing is a science. He actively advocated the establishment of a new discipline-editing. 1983, with his participation, the Preparatory Committee of Editors Society of Sci-tech Journals was established, 1987 was formally established, and Ding Guangsheng was elected as the vice chairman. He also created a new English word editokogy, which won recognition and praise outside China. 1989 is the word used in ActaEdi-tologica, and Ding Guangsheng is the deputy editor of the newspaper.