National Journal Prize of China of China is the highest level of award for journals in China, which is awarded every two years. Appraisal of National 100 Key Journals of Social Sciences is still carried out every two years.
　　This award is awarded according to the guiding ideology, journal qualifications, appraisal procedures and methods provided by the Notice on the Appraisal of China Journal Award and the 2^nd National 100 Key Journals of Social Sciences, which embodies the appraisal principle of “revealing the direction, insisting on the qualification, being fair and square”. Suggested by the leading group of appraisal and approved by relevant leading departments, the name “China Journal Award” is changed into “National Journal Prize of China”, and “Nomination Award of the National Journal Prize of China” is added.
　　To convenience identification of awarded publications, encourage leading journals and facilitate social supervision, uniform logos for journals winning National Journal Prize of China and Nomination Award of National Journal Prize of China are made by the Press and Publication Administration that are uniformly printed on distinct positions on journal covers from January, 2001.