分析了科普编辑工作的特点和它对编辑人员的特殊要求,论述了科普期刊编辑需要具备稿件的宏观把握能力,选题策划能力,影响作者能力,驾驭文字能力,编辑学理论研究和宏观专业研究能力,信息获得能力,社会活动能力,计算机操作能力,因特网浏览操作能力,英语阅读能力,不断学习能力,发行和经营能力。 This paper analyzes the characteristics of popular science editors and its special requirements for editors, and expounds that editors of popular science journals need to have the ability of mastering the manuscripts, the ability of selecting topics, the ability of author, the ability of manipulating writing, the editorial theory and macroscopic professional studies Ability, ability to obtain information, ability to social activities, computer operation ability, Internet browsing operation ability, English reading ability, continuous learning ability, distribution and operation ability.