THE INTRODUCTION OF CHINA JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY

　　China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology is sponsored jointly by The Chinese association of the integration of traditional and western medicine and China academy of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a journal on state level . The journal, was established in 1987, is the best one of professional journal of the integration of traditional and western medicine in the field of orthopaedice and traumatology in China. The readers of this journal are surgeons of orthopaedics & traumatology and relateddisciplines. The major contents of the journal are avhievements on scientific research , theory discussions and clinical experiences of the integration of traditional and western medicine in the orthopaedics and traumatology field. The principle of publishing this journal is insisting on the equal stress on both Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, emphasizing the characteristics of the integration of traditional and western medicine , practicing the guiding principal of combining theory with practice and combining popularization with raising-up. The journal is published monthly. The headings of the column in the journal are: original articles, basic research, clinical research, forum for orthopaedics and traumatology, case reports, recommend for maneuver, reviews, the academic developments on the area of orthopaedice and traumatology both in China and abroad, and evaluations on books and periodicals, etc. The journal attaches importance to academic direction, quickly reflects and disseminates the new knowledge, new achievements in the field of orthopaedics and traumatology. The journal had the honour of acquiring the nominating award of the First State-Level Periodical Award and acquiring top two award of the Second National Outstanding Periodical Award of TCM , The journal has also won the honour of double-award journal of the Chinese Outstanding Periodicals.