The number of words in a paper depends on the level of the publication. Generally speaking, the higher the level of a publication, the higher the requirements for the number of words. The number of words in core journals must be higher than that in ordinary journals. The number of words in ordinary journals is generally 3000 words, and the number of words in core journals is generally 5000 words. The number of words here is the minimum requirement, and many publications below the minimum requirement are rejected.

In regular journals, symbols, spaces, tables, pictures, etc. Usually contained in one page, and they all take up space. When calculating the length of a paper, these factors should also be included in the total number of words. One of the punctuation marks counts as one character, and how many characters, even several characters, are occupied by blank lines. According to the number of rows occupied by table pictures, count the number of characters in several rows.

The number of words in a page of a regular periodical has nothing to do with the grade and type of the periodical, but only with the typesetting style of the magazine. Some magazines have double-column typesetting, while others have single-column typesetting.

An article in a provincial journal is about 3,000-4,000 words, and a core journal is generally 4,500 words-10000 words. It takes at least 2 pages for a provincial journal to publish a paper, and 4-7 pages for a core journal.