China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. is a company located in Beijing. It was established in August 1954 through the merger of the China Academy of Sciences Compilation Bureau and the Longmen United Bookstore, which was founded in 1930. In April 2007, it was transformed into a limited liability company through enterprise restructuring as part of the central cultural system reform pilot unit. In 2011, it completed the transformation into a joint-stock company and changed its name to China Science Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. On January 18, 2017, the company was listed on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, becoming the first listed company of the Central Publishing Group. Over the past 60 years, many academicians and scholars who have made significant contributions to China's scientific and technological development have published their important research results through the books and journals of China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. The company has a team of excellent translators and authors, including renowned figures such as Hua Luogeng, Qian Xuesen, Chen Jingrun, Tu Youyou, and Yuan Longping. It has established itself as the "publisher of scientists" in the publishing industry. As the "national team" of China's scientific and technological publishing, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. has witnessed and recorded the development and achievements of China's science and technology over the years. Relying on the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. adheres to the traditions of high-level, high-standard, and high-quality publishing, as well as seriousness, rigor, and strictness. It is committed to serving scientific innovation, scientific communication, authors, and readers. The company focuses on scientific (S), technological (T), medical (M), educational (E), and humanities and social sciences (H) as its main publishing areas. It currently publishes over 3,000 new books and more than 500 journals annually. It has 21 subsidiary companies, including China Science Press Co., Ltd., Beijing Longteng Baofang Culture Co., Ltd., and Beijing Zhongke Import and Export Co., Ltd. It has established branches in Chengdu, Wuhan, Shanghai, Nanjing, Xi'an, Shijiazhuang, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Suzhou, as well as in the United States, Japan, and France. The company has a comprehensive international publishing, distribution, and communication network and is a leading comprehensive scientific and technological publishing institution in China. China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. has been committed to high-quality development and has been selected as a leading publisher in various publishing funds and national planning projects. It has received numerous national-level publishing honors, including being named one of the first "National Excellent Publishing Houses" in 1993. The company has also won awards for its books and achievements in the field of science and technology. In recent years, it has actively responded to the central cultural strategy of "going global" and established long-term cooperative relationships with more than 200 publishing companies in over 20 countries and regions. In 2019, it acquired 100% equity of EDP Sciences in France, further improving its international business layout. The company has also been recognized as a key cultural export enterprise by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Propaganda, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture, and the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television since 2011. In the wave of digital transformation in the publishing industry, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. has innovated and established a strategic path for transformation from traditional publishing to knowledge services. It has launched a series of digital products and knowledge service platforms, such as "Science Library," "Science Intelligence Library," "China Biological Chronicles Library," "Zhongke Cloud Education Platform," "AiYiKe," and "Zhongke Medical Library." The company has been recognized for its various knowledge service platforms and digital products. It has been selected for the National Press and Publication Administration's "Annual Digital Publishing Boutique Selection and Recommendation Program" and the China Publishing Association's "Publishing Integration Innovation Award." The company aims to become a leading science and technology publisher, actively serving cultural and technological development, and playing a supportive role in cultural communication and scientific innovation. In the future, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. will continue to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics for a new era. It will strengthen its sense of mission and responsibility as the "national team" of China's scientific and technological publishing. The company will prioritize social benefits and achieve unified benefits, actively implement professionalization, digitalization, and internationalization, and strive to become a century-old science and technology publishing institution with core competitiveness, industry leadership, and international influence. It aims to become a flagship in China's science and technology publishing and enter the forefront of global science and technology publishing. The company will actively support cultural and technological development, serving the construction of a strong cultural and technological country.
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