《出版科学》创办已近八年,从这期起开始用正式刊号公开出版,这要感谢行政管理机关的关心和读者作者的支持。本刊来稿甚多,篇幅有限,为了既保持刊物品位,提高质量,又密切联系作者,尽可能容纳更多来稿,现对我们需要的稿件作些说明。 1.先说刊名《出版科学》。犹记办刊之初,这个刊名确实有点令人困惑,出版是一门科学吗?出版需要科学吗?还有人对之望而却步,以为刊物内容深奥,过于严肃,离现实太远。随着现代社会和出版工作的飞速发展,这种情况已经有了变化。今天我们仍要说明的是,正如邓小平同志所说,“科学是了不起的事情”。生产力是社会发展中的决定因素,而生产力的发 Publication Science has been founded for almost eight years and has been officially published since this issue, thanks to the concern of the administrative authorities and the support of the readers. This article has many articles and limited space. In order to maintain the quality of publications and improve the quality of publications, we have contacted authors closely to accommodate as many contributions as possible. We now give some explanations on the manuscripts we need. 1. First, the title of “publishing science.” Still remember at the beginning of the publication, this title is really a little puzzling. Is publication a science? Does publishing require science? Others are scared that publications are esoteric, overly serious and too far from reality. With the rapid development of modern society and publishing, this situation has changed. What we still have to explain today is that “science is a remarkable thing” as Comrade Deng Xiaoping said. Productivity is the determining factor in social development, while the productivity of the hair