Core journals are journals with high academic level and an important part of China's academic evaluation system. Mainly reflected in the measurement of the academic level of scientific research workers.

For example, in a considerable number of teaching and research institutions, it is necessary to publish one or more papers in core journals, such as applying for senior titles, obtaining doctoral thesis defense qualifications, applying for scientific research projects, and evaluating the academic level of scientific research institutions or institutions of higher learning.

Core journals are self-defined, and academic journals are a type of journals (including technical journals, popular science journals, retrieval journals and comprehensive journals).

Classification of academic journals

1, retrieve database classification.

According to the retrieval database, academic journals in China can often be divided into: scientific and technological core journals (statistical source journals), Chinese core journals, CSSCI, CSCD and dual-core journals.

2. Subject classification

Academic journals in China can be divided into philosophy, linguistics, literature, history, archaeology, economics, politics, law, sociology, ethnology, journalism and communication, library and archives, information and documentation, education, statistics, management and psychology. Publishing categories include: comprehensive social science journals, professional humanities journals, and comprehensive social science journals in universities.