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About ScienceNet.cn
About Science Times Media Group (STMG)
Brief History of STMG
International Cooperation
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About ScienceNet.cn
ScienceNet.cn, launched in January, 2007, is a leading portal website that serves Chinese science
community. It provides timely and reliable science news, abundant and valuable classified
information, and an interactive platform. It is a member of Science Times Media Group (STMG).
ScienceNet.cn is co-sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Description
of ScienceNet.cn Channels
1.
News
News
Center
serves the Chinese science community with complete,
accurate and timely science news. Besides the latest scientific developments, we
also report on policy and organization news, provide perspectives and observations,
and cover higher education and campus life. The News Center is consisted of several sections: Breaking News, Announcement, Top Paper, International Express, Opinion and Feature.
2. E-Magazine
The best of the last week’s contents are compiled in a neat digital form and distributed
to tens of thousands of subscribers, most of whom are investigators in universities
and research institutes, science journal editors, science policy-makers
and science journalists.
3. Classified
On this platform community members can exchange information in a cost-effective and time-effective
way. The service is free to individuals. Potential advertisers
please contact sciencenet@stimes.cn for rate and space.
4. BBS
&Blog
BBS & Blog are two important parts of
our interactive scientific platform.
BBS users share valuable resources of science education and research as well as
participate in
the discussions.
Our invited bloggers are mostly established scientists,
educators and administrators who have important impact on Chinese science and education
community. It has become
the most successful science blog in China.
5. Paper Channel
As long as scientific and technological advances are concerned, there is a thumb rule in science reporting: no paper, no news. Here we use papers published on peer-reviewed academic journals as our news leads and introduce the latest achievements of the science community to the public. This channel is warmly received by all parties
interested in science: scientists, journals, media and the public.
6. Hotline
Science misconducts are reported to us. We require the real names of whistle blowers
to ensure the seriousness of such exposure. (However, upon request, we may conceal
their real names to forestall possible retaliations.) We will do our best to investigate the reported cases. We hope Science Hotline
will play a role in the suppression of rampant science misconducts which are threatening
the integrity of science community.
7. Subject Channels
There are all together eight channels:
Life Science,
Health,
Basic Sciences,
Technology,
Information Science,
Environment,
Interdisciplinary, and
Policy.
By
clicking on these channels, people from different academic backgrounds can conveniently
learn about the latest news and matters most relevant to their own research and
interest.
8. Electronic Edition of Science Times
ScienceNet.cn also provides the free and user-friendly electronic edition of Science Times
which is a leading news source of Chinese science community.
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About Science Times Media Group (STMG)
Science Times Media Group (STMG)is a leading media group consisted of two newspapers, two magazines, two websites and a research center. They are Science Times, Internet, Science News Biweekly, Science Life Weekly,
www.cas.cn (official website of CAS),
www.sciencenet.cn,
Institute for Science Communication of China.
STMG’s mission is to promote the public’s understanding of science, technology, health and environment, to raise the awareness level of the public on important science and technology issues, and to engage the public in policy-making.
STMG is co-sponsored by
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Chinese Academy of Engineering
(CAE)
and Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Science Times, STMG’s flagship, is a preeminent national daily with a circulation of nearly 100,000 and covers 32 provinces of China. It relies on the unique source of more than one thousand members of CAS and CAE and has built a great reputation in the Chinese science community. Established in January 1959, Science Times’ predecessor Science News was originally created as the official news bulletin of CAS. As the first science and technology newspaper and one of the first professional newspapers of China, it helped to shape the model of science reporting in China. With rapid modernization and economical growth in China, there is an increasing demand from the public for quality reporting. To meet the demand, In1999 the newspaper evolved into a broadsheet daily which covers wide issues of science, health, medicine and environment. Science Times also publishes several weeklies: Science and Health Weekly, Science & Culture Biweekly, Reading Weekly, Higher Education Weekly, Regions Biweekly, and Exploiter Weekly.
ScienceNet.cn, another flagship of STMG, was launched in January 2007. In a very short period of one year, it has grown into the leading portal website for Chinese science community. It provides timely and reliable science news, abundant and valuable classified information, and an interactive platform of BBS and Blog.
Science News Biweekly, launched in January 1999, was the official magazine of CAS. Science News Biweekly, launched in 1998, is a leading source of local services for Beijing residents. Institute for Science Communication of China, founded in 2007, carries out many key-note research projects on science communication.
STMG has rich experiences with cooperation with international organizations. Currently we have co-operations in content with some leading science organizations such as AAAS, Nature Publishing Group, and Reed Elsevier, etc. We also work closely with many foreign organizations like British Council, RCUK, Bosch Foundation, SciDev and foreign embassies to China,
etc.
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Brief History of STMG
Established in January 1959,
Science Times’ predecessor Science News
was originally created as the official news bulletin of CAS. As the first science
and technology newspaper and one of the first professional newspapers of
China
China, it helped to shape the model of science reporting in
China
China. It quickly established its reputation as the most authoritative source of Chinese
science news.
Its publication was interrupted in August
1966 when Cultural Revolution broke out. On Nov. 2nd, 1979, it resumed
its publication. As science and technology have been promoted as the essential factor
in the revival of
China
, the Chinese government invests heavily in the section. And
Science News took advantage of the huge development of Chinese science and
grew at a fast pace.
In 1980, its staff was consisted of 14 full-time
editors and reporters.
In May 1984, it set up a national network
of 5 bureaus and employed 40 staff.
1985 was the first year when
Science News was distributed nation-wide and its subscription reached 50,000.
By 1986,
Science News’ national network was consisted of 18 bureaus.
In 1987, a survey carried out by Xinhua News
Agency on the Conference of the Third World Academy of Sciences showed that 80%
of the Chinese scientists regarded Science News
as the most reliable and authoritative source of science news in Chinese media.
In January 1989,
Science News changed its name to Chinese Science News.
In July 1993,
Chinese Science News launched its
international edition in more than 30 countries and regions. In the
United States
alone, more than 700 university libraries provided its readers with
Chinese Science News. Unfortunately, its publication didn’t last long.
In May 1995,
Chinese Science News began to cooperate with
Science magazine of AAAS.
Between June and September 1996, more than
60 university presidents in
China
jointly recommended Chinese Science News
to college students. Their recommendation letter read: “There is a highly influential
science and education newspaper in China---
Chinese Science News. Unfortunately,
it is not very well known among our teachers and students. Actually, it is truly
one of our favorite newspapers.”
In July 2001, the official website
of CAS www.cas.cn was
assigned to STMG by the Bureau of General Affair of CAS.
In autumn 1996,
Science magazine published an article that highly praised the
Chinese Science News’s exposure of pseudo-science.
In April 1998 STMG launched a new magazine
Science Life Weekly, which has become
the leading information source of local services in
Beijing
.
In early 1998,
Chinese Science News started to cooperate with Nature Publishing Group.
On January 1st 1999,
Chinese Science News changed its named to
Science Times and was consisted of 8 pages.
On January 15th 1999,
Science News Biweekly magazine was
launched.
On June
17th 1999, STMG moved from the headquarter building of CAS to its current
office building.
On January 2nd, 2000, Chinese
Science Weekly was laughed in the
United States
, a joint-venture by STMG and China Press,
the leading Chinese American Publication in the United States It had 12 pages and
printed with full colors and complicated Chinese. Its publication ended in January
2004.
In October 2006, sponsorship of STMG
was shifted from CAS alone to CAS, CAE and NSFC jointly.
In December 2006,
www.scincenet.cn, a new strategic venture emphasizing online science news
was launched as a portal website for Chinese science community.
Nowadays STMG
has developed into a media group consisted of one newspaper, two magazines and two
websites. They are Science Times,
Science News Biweekly, Science Life Weekly,
www.cas.cn (official
website of CAS) and www.sciencenet.cn.
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International Cooperation
In May 1995,
Chinese Science News began to cooperate with
Science magazine.
Science magazine authorized Chinese Science
News to translate the latest important scientific developments reported
in Science magazine in a new section
titled “Science Brief”.
The section soon became one of the most important channels for the Chinese science
community to learn about the outside world. Science
magazine later granted Chinese Science News
the full free access to its website. Chinese
Science News became the sole translator of
Science content in
China
China. The two sections’ immediate and lasting popularity ensures the continuous cooperation
between the two parties till today.
In early 1998,
Chinese Science News also started to cooperate with
Nature magazine, whose Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the Asian Pacific
Region visited
China
several times within the year and had a series of meetings with
STMG leaders. As a result, two new sections “Nature
Highlight”, “Nature Journal Highlights”
were launched to introduce the most significant discoveries covered in
Nature to Chinese science community. In December 2003 and November 2004,
STMG helped Nature magazine publish and
distribute two special issues: China Voices I
& II.
In November 2007, STMG formed a long-term strategic partnership with Reed Elsevier,
the leading publisher of the world. STMG promised to use it media resource to help
to promote Reed Elsevier in the mainland of China.
Together the partnership launched the paper channel on ScienceNet.cn. Elsevier provides
papers that represent the breakthroughs of the science community while ScienceNet.cn
introduces these achievements to the public in the form of news.
Leaders from each party are also invited as senior consultants of the other parity.
We also work closely with many
foreign organizations like British Council, RCUK, Bosch Foundation, SciDev and foreign
embassies to
China
, etc.
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