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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> Collaborates with Elsevier to<br />

Publish World-leading Social Science<br />

Academic Journal<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2009--10—19<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=256474888<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Oct.19, 2009: <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> and Elsevier, the world-leading<br />

medical publisher signed an agreement on Oct 14th to partner on a world-leading<br />

social science academic journal in China.<br />

Zhang Yuguo, CEO <strong>of</strong> Elsevier China noted, ―China doesn‘t have one world-leading<br />

academic journal whether in natural science or in social science. Meanwhile, the<br />

outstanding academic achievements originating in China require to be promoted by<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional publishers to become more influential. Elsevier will make a<br />

world-leading academic journal in China in three to five years to transfer China‘s<br />

knowledge abroad.‖<br />

From 2004 to 2008, more than 2,100 world-renowned pr<strong>of</strong>essors from 58 countries<br />

attended the Beijing Forum, hosted by <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>. K<strong>of</strong>i Annan, former<br />

Secretary General <strong>of</strong> the UN and Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General <strong>of</strong> the UN, both<br />

speak highly <strong>of</strong> the forum. The Beijing Forum has been creating huge influence<br />

internationally. However, the forum could have reached farther if the papers and<br />

other materials <strong>of</strong> it are spread out as electric documents. This year, the academic<br />

materials from Beijing Forum will be made freely available worldwide through<br />

ScienceDirect, the biggest electric document platform in the world, which will<br />

definitely help to increase its influence.<br />

Besides, this journal publishing partnership project will provide free dissertation<br />

writing training materials for Chinese researchers. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lin Jianhua, Executive Vice<br />

President <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, said, ―This partnership endeavors to bring in the most<br />

needed scientific information to China and bring out the most outstanding academic<br />

achievements in China, and will undoubtedly have a great positive impact on the<br />

improvement <strong>of</strong> the academic journals in China in the following five years.‖<br />

Edited By : Xiang Yunke<br />

Translated By : Qi Yixiao<br />

Source : <strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong> (Chinese)<br />

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