Science China Press is the flagship academic publisher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), co-sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Its history traces to 1950, when the Science China series launched as Scientia Sinica - the journal that carried much of modern China's foundational research. Today the press publishes roughly 200 journals spanning the sciences, technology, medicine, and the social sciences, headquartered in Beijing and hosting its portfolio on the SciEngine platform.

What makes Science China Press unusual is its co-publishing model. Its English-language flagships are produced jointly with major international publishers: the Science China series with Springer Nature, Science Bulletin with Elsevier, and National Science Review with Oxford University Press. That means your submission experience, APC, and open-access options depend on which partner handles the title - this guide walks you through each route.

• The Science China series - eight English-language subject journals, each run by a CAS-appointed editorial board and co-published with Springer Nature. Science China Chemistry (2025 Impact Factor 9.8) is ranked Q1 in multidisciplinary chemistry; the Life Sciences, Materials, and Physics titles are similarly competitive in their fields.
• Science Bulletin - the press's multidisciplinary rapid-communication flagship, founded in 1956 and co-published with Elsevier.
• National Science Review - launched in 2014 under founding editor-in-chief Chunli Bai (then CAS president) as China's first broad-scope, English-language review-and-research journal; fully open access since 2019.
• ~200 further titles - Chinese- and English-language journals across STM fields and the social sciences, hosted on SciEngine.

Open access at Science China Press runs through several routes, and the APC is set by whichever partner publishes the title - there is no single press-wide price list.

Waivers are available on select titles, and authors covered by their institution's transformative agreement with Springer Nature, Elsevier, or OUP may have hybrid or Gold OA fees covered - check the ESAC registry or your library. Because prices change annually and vary by partner, always confirm on the journal's current price page before submitting.

• Default model: single-anonymized peer review across the portfolio.
• Turnaround: notably fast at the flagships - National Science Review reports a median of 6 days from submission to first decision and 4 days from acceptance to publication; Science China Chemistry targets a first-round editorial decision within 25 days.
• Editorial governance: editorial boards are appointed through CAS academic divisions, with international editors on the English flagships.

1. Pick the journal. Browse the portfolio on SciEngine or use the journal links above on SciSpace.
2. Read the author guidelines. Each title publishes partner-specific guidelines (scichina.com/authors for the Science China series).
3. Prepare your manuscript. English flagships follow Vancouver-style numbered references; Chinese-language titles use GB/T 7714-2015 (author-year or numbered). SciSpace templates handle both.
4. Submit via the journal's system. Most English flagships use ScholarOne Manuscripts (e.g., mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/scc for Science China Chemistry; mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nsr_ms for National Science Review); many Chinese-language titles submit through SciEngine.
5. Track your submission. Status updates and reviewer communication run through the same platform.

Science China Press is a COPE member and follows COPE guidance on retractions, corrections, and authorship disputes. As a CAS-linked publisher it also operates under the Chinese Academy of Sciences' research-integrity framework, and its co-published flagships additionally follow the ethics policies of Springer Nature, Elsevier, and Oxford University Press.