Standard No.：GB/T 15835－1995
Chinese name：出版物上数字用法的规定
English nmae：General rules for writing numerals in publications
Standard type：National standard
Standard attribution：Recommendable
ICS No.：01.140.20
Classification No.：A19
standard status：Current
Announcement data：1995-12-13
Execution data：1996-06-01
National Standardization Technical Committees：National Language Committee of China
Proposition division：National Language Committee of China
Release department：National Bureau of Technical Supervision of China
Issue language：Chinese

　　　GB/T 15835－1995 is formulated on basis of Trial Regulation on Use of Digits in Publication promulgated in January 1, 1987, by seven departments of central government as State Language Commission, the former State Bureau of Publication, the former State Bureau of Standard etc. National Bureau of Technical Supervision of China made a suggestion in the reply to the standard letter [1993]390:”Since the regulation involves a lot of aspects and all publications circulate at home and abroad with great quantity and in a large area. It is suggested to set the regulation as a national standard, so as to force all industries implement it. ”
　　Since Arabic numerals have simple strokes, scientific structures, clear images and brief groups, they should be widely used. The objective of the standard is to make a relatively scientific and clear division in usages of Chinese numerals and Arabic numerals, so as to standardize numeral usages in Chinese publications.
　　GB/T 15835－1995 has laid down regulations on and given examples for usages of Chinese numerals and Arabic numerals when they appear in publications (to indicate quantity values and number codes as time, length, mass, area, volume etc.). Applicable to all newspapers, general readings and specialized publications of social science. It is also applicable to publications of natural science and engineering technology, and detailed rules of a special field can be laid down. However, it is not applicable to literary books and journals as well as reprinted ancient books.