Developing the Chinese Social Science Citation Index

Author: Xin-ning Su   Xin-ming Han   Xin-ning Han  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 1468-4527

Source: Online Information Review, Vol.25, Iss.6, 2001-11, pp. : 365-369

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Abstract

The Chinese Social Citation Index (CSSCI) covers over 500 scholarly Chinese journals in the humanities and social sciences. CSSCI provides an efficient tool for people to obtain information about Chinese social science research. Its CD-ROM disks have been manufactured and a Web site has been set up for people to search for information about it. In this article the authors introduce the goals, significance and functions of CSSCI and a detailed explanation of the data structure and the direction of data flow is provided.