编辑工作是社会文化活动中一种特殊形式.关于编辑工作特征的阐述,尽管是个见仁见智的问题,但是越来越多的研究者已开始从整个社会文化背景来认同,而不囿于编辑工作的具体作业过程.本文结合编辑工作实践中的体会,探讨科技期刊编辑工作的基本特征,或许对社会科学文化的建构,编辑自身的建设,以及编辑作用和地位的确立有积极意义. 1 科技期刊编辑工作必须有明确的政治思想方向编辑工作是政治性、思想性很强的工作.科技期刊编辑工作不能片面强调其自然科学属性而忽视政治思想性.科技期刊编辑工作必然受一定社会思想体系、政治制度、文化背 Editing is a special form of social and cultural activities.Although it is a matter of opinion on the characteristics of editorial work, more and more researchers have begun to recognize from the entire social and cultural background, not to mention editorial work Specific work process.This article with editing experience in practice, to explore the basic characteristics of editorial work of sci-tech periodicals, social science and culture may be the construction of the editor’s own building, as well as the editorial role and status of the establishment of a positive. Work must have a clear political and ideological direction Editing work is a political, ideological work.Sci-tech periodical editorial work can not be one-sided emphasis on the attributes of natural science and neglect of political thought.Sci-tech periodical editing must be subject to certain social and ideological system, political system, Cultural back