Preface
Traditional Chinese Medicine Yearbook of China is sponsored by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and its predecessor was Yearbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine which was first published by Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983. In 1989, the Yearbook was renamed Traditional Chinese Medicine Yearbook of China. Thirty-eight volumes have been consecutively published so far. In 2003, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine decided to divide the Yearbook into two volumes, administration volume and academic volume. The administration volume is compiled by China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine, while the academic volume is compiled by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine Yearbook of China (Academic volume) (hereafter referred to as the Yearbook) is a comprehensive, advanced, authoritative and historical reference book fully reflecting the academic achievement and progress of China traditional Chinese medicine (hereafter referred to as TCM), also considered as a reference book of historical archives.
The Yearbook 2021 (Volume 39/39) is based on published national TCM scholarly journals and best essays presented in national academic conferences in year 2020. Each item included was finalized through discussion among editorial board member of the Yearbook, editors, writers and relevant experts. The Yearbook has to go through initial evaluation by editors, review by deputy editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief, and final approval by editorial board of the Yearbook.
Both paper version and web version of the Yearbook are available. The paper version consists of columns such as Special Reprint, Special Papers, University President Forum, Academic Achievements, Academic Progress, Events and Index. The Appendix lists Top 50 Journals for Citation Frequency in the Yearbook, Top 50 Universities and Colleges for Citation Frequency in the Yearbook, Top 40 Medical Institutions for Citation Frequency in the Yearbook, etc. The web version covers the newly published TCM specifications, principles and standards, the project list of TCM awards, the study of new ingredients and components of Chinese material medica, the lists of newly published TCM books and TCM journals, and classified catalogue of TCM scholarly journal articles. The content indexes of TCM articles contain around 2,000,000 Chinese characters with multi–way retrieval function, providing easy access for readers to search TCM literature of the last year.
In year 2020, confronting the sudden outbreak of Covid-19, TCM has played a positive and important role. General Secretary Xi Jinping commented that “Combination of TCM and western medicine is a major feature of epidemic prevention and control this time, it is also a vivid practice of TCM inheritance and innovation”. Therefore, the Yearbook specifically sets up a column Fighting Epidemic which includes academic papers written by master of Chinese medicine, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, etc., such as “Fighting Epidemic is a Vivid Practice of TCM Inheritance and Innovation”“Nourishing Essence, Qi and Spirit to Strengthen the Dyke Against Epidemic”, etc., comprehensively summarizing the experience and achievements on anti-epidemic effect of TCM, to further build confidence in fighting epidemic and self-confidence in TCM.
The academic progress part still closely follows continuous reports of key projects in various disciplines. The Yearbook has about 3,500 citations from articles published on TCM journals, and essays sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The Preface and Table of Contents of the Yearbook are written in both Chinese and English.
2020 is a thrilling and unprecedented year fighting against the epidemic, also the last year of China’s 13th Five-Year Plan. Through continuous striving of the entire Party and the people of all nationalities, we have achieved the first centennial goal, built a comprehensive well-off society on the land of China, solved the problem of absolute poverty, and are marching forward with high spirit to the second centennial goal of building a modern powerful socialist country. With a series of important plans and documents being issued and implemented, TCM is facing new opportunities, guiding us to work hard, continue to initiate new prospect of TCM revitalization and development, contribute to building a healthy China and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The Yearbook is essential for academic inheritance and innovation. It will not only serve the contemporary but also benefit the future. All the editors, with tremendous rigor and enormous sense of historical mission, will further improve the compilation quality and increase the academic influence of the Yearbook, adhere to the mission of “integrity and innovation, inheritance and development”, enable it to play full role in supporting state affairs upon recording history and foreseeing the future by reviewing the past, draw lessons from history and build the future, to make the Yearbook homeland and brand of TCM science.
Editor
August 2021