期刊出版管理规定

期刊出版管理规定

《期刊出版管理规定》已经2005年9月20日新闻出版总署第1次署务会议通过，现予公布，自2005年12月1日起施行。

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期刊出版管理规定

第一章　总则

第一条　为了促进我国期刊业的繁荣和发展，规范期刊出版活动，加强期刊出版管理，根据国务院《出版管理条例》及相关法律法规，制定本规定。

第二条　在中华人民共和国境内从事期刊出版活动，适用本规定。

期刊由依法设立的期刊出版单位出版。期刊出版单位出版期刊，必须经新闻出版总署批准，持有国内统一连续出版物号，领取《期刊出版许可证》。

本规定所称期刊又称杂志，是指有固定名称，用卷、期或者年、季、月顺序编号，按照一定周期出版的成册连续出版物。

本规定所称期刊出版单位，是指依照国家有关规定设立，经新闻出版总署批准并履行登记注册手续的期刊社。法人出版期刊不设立期刊社的，其设立的期刊编辑部视为期刊出版单位。

第三条　期刊出版必须坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论和"三个代表"重要思想，坚持正确的舆论导向和出版方向，坚持把社会效益放在首位、社会效益和经济效益相统一的原则，传播和积累有益于提高民族素质、经济发展和社会进步的科学技术和文化知识，弘扬中华民族优秀文化，促进国际文化交流，丰富人民群众的精神文化生活。

第四条　期刊发行分公开发行和内部发行。

内部发行的期刊只能在境内按指定范围发行，不得在社会上公开发行、陈列。

第五条　新闻出版总署负责全国期刊出版活动的监督管理工作，制定并实施全国期刊出版的总量、结构、布局的规划，建立健全期刊出版质量评估制度、期刊年度核验制度以及期刊出版退出机制等监督管理制度。

地方各级新闻出版行政部门负责本行政区域内的期刊出版活动的监督管理工作。

第六条　期刊出版单位负责期刊的编辑、出版等期刊出版活动。

期刊出版单位合法的出版活动受法律保护。任何组织和个人不得非法干扰、阻止、破坏期刊的出版。

第七条　新闻出版总署对为我国期刊业繁荣和发展做出突出贡献的期刊出版单位及个人实施奖励。

第八条　期刊出版行业的社会团体按照其章程，在新闻出版行政部门的指导下，实行自律管理。

第二章　期刊创办和期刊出版单位设立

第九条　创办期刊、设立期刊出版单位，应当具备下列条件：

（一）有确定的、不与已有期刊重复的名称；

（二）有期刊出版单位的名称、章程；

（三）有符合新闻出版总署认定条件的主管、主办单位；

（四）有确定的期刊出版业务范围；

（五）有30万元以上的注册资本；

（六）有适应期刊出版活动需要的组织机构和符合国家规定资格条件的编辑专业人员；

（七）有与主办单位在同一行政区域的固定的工作场所；

（八）有确定的法定代表人或者主要负责人，该法定代表人或者主要负责人必须是在境内长久居住的中国公民；

（九）法律、行政法规规定的其他条件。

除前款所列条件外，还须符合国家对期刊及期刊出版单位总量、结构、布局的总体规划。

第十条　中央在京单位创办期刊并设立期刊出版单位，经主管单位审核同意后，由主办单位报新闻出版总署审批。

中国人民解放军和中国人民武装警察部队系统创办期刊并设立期刊出版单位，由中国人民解放军总政治部宣传部新闻出版局审核同意后报新闻出版总署审批。

其他单位创办期刊并设立期刊出版单位，经主管单位审核同意后，由主办单位向所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门提出申请，省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门审核同意后，报新闻出版总署审批。

第十一条　两个以上主办单位合办期刊，须确定一个主要主办单位，并由主要主办单位提出申请。

期刊的主要主办单位应为其主管单位的隶属单位。期刊出版单位和主要主办单位须在同一行政区域。

第十二条　创办期刊、设立期刊出版单位，由期刊出版单位的主办单位提出申请，并提交以下材料：

（一）按要求填写的《期刊出版申请表》；

（二）主管单位、主办单位的有关资质证明材料；

（三）拟任出版单位法定代表人或主要负责人简历、身份证明文件及国家有关部门颁发的职业资格证书；

（四）编辑出版人员的职业资格证书；

（五）办刊资金来源、数额及相关的证明文件；

（六）期刊出版单位的章程；

（七）工作场所使用证明；

（八）期刊出版可行性论证报告。

第十三条　新闻出版总署应当自收到创办期刊、设立期刊出版单位的申请之日起90日内，作出批准或者不批准的决定，并直接或者由省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门书面通知主办单位；不批准的，应当说明理由。

第十四条　期刊主办单位应当自收到新闻出版总署批准决定之日起60日内办理注册登记手续：

（一）持批准文件到所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门领取《期刊出版登记表》，填写一式五份，经期刊主管单位审核签章后，报所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门，省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门应在15日内，将《期刊出版登记表》报送新闻出版总署备案；

（二）公开发行的期刊，可以向ISSN中国国家中心申领国际标准连续出版物号，并向新闻出版总署条码中心申领条型码；

（三）省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门对《期刊出版登记表》审核无误后，在10日内向主办单位发放《期刊出版许可证》；

（四）期刊出版单位持《期刊出版许可证》到工商行政管理部门办理登记手续，依法领取营业执照。

《期刊出版登记表》由期刊出版单位、主办单位、主管单位及所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门各留存一份。

第十五条　期刊主办单位自收到新闻出版总署的批准文件之日起60日内未办理注册登记手续，批准文件自行失效，登记机关不再受理登记，期刊主办单位须把有关批准文件缴回新闻出版总署。

期刊出版单位自登记之日起满90日未出版期刊的，由新闻出版总署撤销《期刊出版许可证》，并由原登记的新闻出版行政部门注销登记。

因不可抗力或者其他正当理由发生前款所列情形的，期刊出版单位可以向原登记的新闻出版行政部门申请延期。

第十六条　期刊社应当具备法人条件，经核准登记后，取得法人资格，以其全部法人财产独立承担民事责任。

期刊编辑部不具有法人资格，其民事责任由其主办单位承担。

第十七条　期刊出版单位变更名称、合并或者分立、改变资本结构，出版新的期刊，依照本规定第十条至第十四条的规定办理审批、登记手续。

第十八条　期刊变更名称、主办单位或主管单位、登记地、业务范围、刊期的，依照本规定第十条至第十四条的规定办理审批、登记手续。

期刊变更刊期，新闻出版总署可以委托省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门审批。

本规定所称期刊业务范围包括办刊宗旨、文种。

第十九条　期刊出版单位变更期刊开本、法定代表人或者主要负责人、在同一登记地内变更地址，经其主办单位审核同意后，由期刊出版单位在15日内向所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门备案。

第二十条　期刊休刊，期刊出版单位须向所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门备案并说明休刊理由和期限。

期刊休刊时间不得超过一年。休刊超过一年的，由新闻出版总署撤销《期刊出版许可证》，所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门注销登记。

第二十一条　期刊出版单位终止期刊出版活动的，经主管单位同意后，由其主办单位向所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门办理注销登记，并由省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门报新闻出版总署备案。

第二十二条　期刊注销登记，以同一名称设立的期刊出版单位须与期刊同时注销，并到原登记的工商行政管理部门办理注销登记。

注销登记的期刊和期刊出版单位不得再以该名称从事出版、经营活动。

第二十三条　中央期刊出版单位组建期刊集团，由新闻出版总署批准；地方期刊出版单位组建期刊集团，向所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门提出申请，经审核同意后，报新闻出版总署批准。

第三章　期刊的出版

第二十四条　期刊出版实行编辑责任制度，保障期刊刊载内容符合国家法律、法规的规定。

第二十五条　期刊不得刊载《出版管理条例》和其他有关法律、法规以及国家规定的禁止内容。

第二十六条　期刊刊载的内容不真实、不公正，致使公民、法人或者其他组织的合法权益受到侵害的，期刊出版单位应当公开更正，消除影响，并依法承担其他民事责任。

期刊刊载的内容不真实、不公正，致使公民、法人或者其他组织的合法权益受到侵害的，当事人有权要求期刊出版单位更正或者答辩，期刊出版单位应当在其最近出版的一期期刊上予以发表；拒绝发表的，当事人可以向人民法院提出诉讼。

期刊刊载的内容不真实、不公正，损害公共利益的，新闻出版总署或者省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门可以责令该期刊出版单位更正。

第二十七条　期刊刊载涉及国家安全、社会安定等重大选题的内容，须按照重大选题备案管理规定办理备案手续。

第二十八条　公开发行的期刊不得转载、摘编内部发行出版物的内容。

期刊转载、摘编互联网上的内容，必须按照有关规定对其内容进行核实，并在刊发的明显位置标明下载文件网址、下载日期等。

第二十九条　期刊出版单位与境外出版机构开展合作出版项目，须经新闻出版总署批准，具体办法另行规定。

第三十条　期刊出版质量须符合国家标准和行业标准。期刊使用语言文字须符合国家有关规定。

第三十一条　期刊须在封底或版权页上刊载以下版本记录：期刊名称、主管单位、主办单位、出版单位、印刷单位、发行单位、出版日期、总编辑（主编）姓名、发行范围、定价、国内统一连续出版物号、广告经营许可证号等。

领取国际标准连续出版物号的期刊须同时刊印国际标准连续出版物号。

第三十二条　期刊须在封面的明显位置刊载期刊名称和年、月、期、卷等顺序编号，不得以总期号代替年、月、期号。

期刊封面其他文字标识不得明显于刊名。

期刊的外文刊名须是中文刊名的直译。外文期刊封面上必须同时刊印中文刊名；少数民族文种期刊封面上必须同时刊印汉语刊名。

第三十三条　一个国内统一连续出版物号只能对应出版一种期刊，不得用同一国内统一连续出版物号出版不同版本的期刊。

出版不同版本的期刊，须按创办新期刊办理审批手续。

第三十四条　期刊可以在正常刊期之外出版增刊。每种期刊每年可以出版两期增刊。

期刊出版单位出版增刊，应在申请报告中说明拟出增刊的文章编目、印数、定价、出版时间、印刷单位，经其主管单位审核同意后，由主办单位报所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门审批；批准的，发给一次性增刊许可证。

增刊内容必须符合正刊的业务范围，开本和发行范围必须与正刊一致；增刊除刊印本规定第三十一条所列版本纪录外，还须刊印增刊许可证编号，并在封面刊印正刊名称和注明"增刊".

第三十五条　期刊合订本须按原期刊出版顺序装订，不得对期刊内容另行编排，并在其封面明显位置标明期刊名称及"合订本"字样。

期刊因内容违法被新闻出版行政部门给予行政处罚的，该期期刊的相关篇目不得收入合订本。

被注销登记的期刊，不得制作合订本。

第三十六条　期刊出版单位不得出卖、出租、转让本单位名称及所出版期刊的刊号、名称、版面，不得转借、转让、出租和出卖《期刊出版许可证》。

第三十七条　期刊出版单位利用其期刊开展广告业务，必须遵守广告法律规定，发布广告须依法查验有关证明文件，核实广告内容，不得刊登有害的、虚假的等违法广告。

期刊的广告经营者限于在合法授权范围内开展广告经营、代理业务，不得参与期刊的采访、编辑等出版活动。

第三十八条　期刊采编业务与经营业务必须严格分开。

禁止以采编报道相威胁，以要求被报道对象做广告、提供赞助、加入理事会等损害被报道对象利益的行为牟取不正当利益。

期刊不得刊登任何形式的有偿新闻。

第三十九条　期刊出版单位的新闻采编人员从事新闻采访活动，必须持有新闻出版总署统一核发的新闻记者证，并遵守新闻出版总署《新闻记者证管理办法》的有关规定。

第四十条　具有新闻采编业务的期刊出版单位在登记地以外的地区设立记者站，参照新闻出版总署《报社记者站管理办法》审批、管理。其他期刊出版单位一律不得设立记者站。

期刊出版单位是否具有新闻采编业务由新闻出版总署认定。

第四十一条　期刊出版单位不得以不正当竞争行为或者方式开展经营活动，不得利用权力摊派发行期刊。

第四十二条　期刊出版单位须遵守国家统计法规，依法向新闻出版行政部门报送统计资料。

期刊出版单位应配合国家认定的出版物发行数据调查机构进行期刊发行数据调查，提供真实的期刊发行数据。

第四十三条　期刊出版单位须在每期期刊出版30日内，分别向新闻出版总署、中国版本图书馆、国家图书馆以及所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门缴送样刊3本。

第四章　监督管理

第四十四条　期刊出版活动的监督管理实行属地原则。

省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门依法负责对本行政区域期刊和期刊出版单位的登记、年度核验、质量评估、行政处罚等工作，对本行政区域的期刊出版活动进行监督管理。

其他地方新闻出版行政部门依法对本行政区域内期刊出版单位及其期刊出版活动进行监督管理。

第四十五条　期刊出版管理实施期刊出版事后审读制度、期刊出版质量评估制度、期刊年度核验制度和期刊出版从业人员资格管理制度。

期刊出版单位应当按照新闻出版总署的规定，将从事期刊出版活动的情况向新闻出版行政部门提出书面报告。

第四十六条　新闻出版总署负责全国期刊审读工作。地方各级新闻出版行政部门负责对本行政区域内出版的期刊进行审读。下级新闻出版行政部门要定期向上一级新闻出版行政部门提交审读报告。

主管单位须对其主管的期刊进行审读，定期向所在地新闻出版行政部门报送审读报告。

期刊出版单位应建立期刊阅评制度，定期写出阅评报告。新闻出版行政部门根据管理工作的需要，可以随时调阅、检查期刊出版单位的阅评报告。

第四十七条　新闻出版总署制定期刊出版质量综合评估标准体系，对期刊出版质量进行全面评估。

经期刊出版质量综合评估，期刊出版质量未达到规定标准或者不能维持正常出版活动的，由新闻出版总署撤销《期刊出版许可证》，所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门注销登记。

第四十八条　省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门负责对本行政区域的期刊实施年度核验。年度核验内容包括期刊出版单位及其所出版期刊登记项目、出版质量、遵纪守法情况等。

第四十九条　年度核验按照以下程序进行：

（一）期刊出版单位提出年度自检报告，填写由新闻出版总署统一印制的《期刊登记项目年度核验表》，经期刊主办单位、主管单位审核盖章后，连同本年度出版的样刊报省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门；

（二）省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门对期刊出版单位自检报告、《期刊登记项目年度核验表》及样刊进行审核查验；

（三）经核验符合规定标准的，省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门在《期刊出版许可证》上加盖年度核验章；《期刊出版许可证》上加盖年度核验章即为通过年度核验，期刊出版单位可以继续从事期刊出版活动；

（四）省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门在完成期刊年度核验工作30日内向新闻出版总署提交期刊年度核验工作报告。

第五十条　有下列情形之一的，暂缓年度核验：

（一）正在限期停业整顿的；

（二）经审核发现有违法情况应予处罚的；

（三）主管单位、主办单位未履行管理责任，导致期刊出版管理混乱的；

（四）存在其他违法嫌疑需要进一步核查的。

暂缓年度核验的期限由省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门确定，报新闻出版总署备案。缓验期满，按本规定第四十八条、第四十九条重新办理年度核验。

第五十一条　期刊有下列情形之一的，不予通过年度核验：

（一）违法行为被查处后拒不改正或者没有明显整改效果的；

（二）期刊出版质量长期达不到规定标准的；

（三）经营恶化已经资不抵债的；

（四）已经不具备本规定第九条规定条件的。

不予通过年度核验的，由新闻出版总署撤销《期刊出版许可证》，所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门注销登记。

未通过年度核验的，期刊出版单位自第二年起停止出版该期刊。

第五十二条　《期刊出版许可证》加盖年度核验章后方可继续使用。有关部门在办理期刊出版、印刷、发行等手续时，对未加盖年度核验章的《期刊出版许可证》不予采用。

不按规定参加年度核验的期刊出版单位，经催告仍未参加年度核验的，由新闻出版总署撤销《期刊出版许可证》，所在地省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门注销登记。

第五十三条　年度核验结果，核验机关可以向社会公布。

第五十四条　期刊出版从业人员，应具备国家规定的新闻出版职业资格条件。

第五十五条　期刊出版单位的社长、总编辑须符合国家规定的任职资格和条件。

期刊出版单位的社长、总编辑须参加新闻出版行政部门组织的岗位培训。

期刊出版单位的新任社长、总编辑须经过岗位培训合格后才能上岗。

第五章　法律责任

第五十六条　期刊出版单位违反本规定的，新闻出版行政部门视其情节轻重，可以采取下列行政措施：

（一）下达警示通知书；

（二）通报批评；

（三）责令公开检讨；

（四）责令改正；

（五）责令停止印制、发行期刊；

（六）责令收回期刊；

（七）责成主办单位、主管单位监督期刊出版单位整改。

警示通知书由新闻出版总署制定统一格式，由新闻出版总署或者省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门下达给违法的期刊出版单位，并抄送违法期刊出版单位的主办单位及其主管单位。

本条所列行政措施可以并用。

第五十七条　未经批准，擅自设立期刊出版单位，或者擅自从事期刊出版业务，假冒期刊出版单位名称或者伪造、假冒期刊名称出版期刊的，依照《出版管理条例》第五十五条处罚。

期刊出版单位擅自出版增刊、擅自与境外出版机构开展合作出版项目的，按前款处罚。

第五十八条　出版含有《出版管理条例》和其他有关法律、法规以及国家规定禁载内容期刊的，依照《出版管理条例》第五十六条处罚。

第五十九条　期刊出版单位违反本规定第三十六条的，依照《出版管理条例》第六十条处罚。

期刊出版单位允许或者默认广告经营者参与期刊采访、编辑等出版活动的，按前款处罚。

第六十条　期刊出版单位有下列行为之一的，依照《出版管理条例》第六十一条处罚：

（一）期刊变更名称、主办单位或主管单位、登记地、业务范围、刊期，未依照本规定办理审批手续的；

（二）期刊出版单位变更名称、合并或分立、改变资本结构、出版新的期刊，未依照本规定办理审批手续的；

（三）期刊出版单位未将涉及国家安全、社会安定等方面的重大选题备案的；

（四）期刊出版单位未依照本规定缴送样刊的。

第六十一条　期刊出版单位违反本规定第四条第二款的，依照新闻出版总署《出版物市场管理规定》第四十八条处罚。

第六十二条　期刊出版单位有下列行为之一的，由新闻出版总署或者省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版行政部门给予警告，并处3万元以下罚款：

（一）期刊出版单位变更期刊开本、法定代表人或者主要负责人、在同一登记地内变更地址，未按本规定第十九条报送备案的；

（二）期刊休刊未按本规定第二十条报送备案的；

（三）刊载损害公共利益的虚假或者失实报道，拒不执行新闻出版行政部门更正命令的；

（四）公开发行的期刊转载、摘编内部发行出版物内容的；

（五）期刊转载、摘编互联网上的内容，违反本规定第二十八条第二款的；

（六）未按照本规定第三十一条刊载期刊版本记录的；

（七）违反本规定第三十二条关于期刊封面标识的规定的；

（八）违反本规定第三十三条，"一号多刊"的；

（九）出版增刊违反本规定第三十四条第三款的；

（十）违反本规定第三十五条制作期刊合订本的；

（十一）刊登有偿新闻或者违反本规定第三十八条其他规定的；

（十二）违反本规定第四十一条，以不正当竞争行为开展经营活动或者利用权力摊派发行的。

第六十三条　期刊出版单位新闻采编人员违反新闻记者证的有关规定，依照新闻出版总署《新闻记者证管理办法》的规定处罚。

第六十四条　期刊出版单位违反记者站的有关规定，依照新闻出版总署《报社记者站管理办法》的规定处罚。

第六十五条　对期刊出版单位做出行政处罚，新闻出版行政部门应告知其主办单位和主管单位，可以通过媒体向社会公布。

对期刊出版单位做出行政处罚，新闻出版行政部门可以建议其主办单位或者主管单位对直接责任人和主要负责人予以行政处分或者调离岗位。

第六章　附则

第六十六条　本规定施行后，新闻出版署《期刊管理暂行规定》和《〈期刊管理暂行规定〉行政处罚实施办法》同时废止，此前新闻出版行政部门对期刊出版活动的其他规定，凡与本规定不一致的，以本规定为准。

第六十七条　本规定自2005年12月1日起施行。

Regulations for Administration of Periodical Publication

Chapter I General Provision

Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the "Regulations on Publication Administration" promulgated by the State Council and related laws and regulations for the purpose of developing and promoting our country's periodical cause, standardizing periodical publication activities and strengthening the administration of periodical publication.

Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to periodical publishing activities conducted in the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Periodicals shall be published by publishing units established in accordance with laws. To publish periodicals, a publishing unit must get approval of the General Administration of Press and Publication, and have national unified publication serial number and periodical publication license.

The "periodical" used in these regulations, also called magazine, refers to serial book form publication that have fixed name, numbered in sequence with volume, periodical, or year, season, month, and published according to a certain cycle period.

The "periodical publishing unit" used in these regulations refers to any periodical office established in accordance with relative provisions of the state, and approved by the General Administration of Press and Publication. Where a legal person publishes a periodical without setting up a periodical office, the editorial department established by the legal person shall be deemed to be a publishing unit.

Article 3 Periodical publication must adhere to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "three representatives", follow correct guideline of public opinions and publication orientation and persist in the principle of giving first priority to the social benefits, achieving combination of social benefits and economic returns, spread widely and gather scientific, technological and cultural knowledge that is good for promoting national quality, economic development and social improvement, and developing Chinese national splendid cultural, promoting the exchange of international cultural and enrich masses' spiritual and cultural life.

Article 4 Periodical is issued by public or inside.

Inside published periodicals can only be published in an appointed range, must not be published or displayed openly in the society.

Article 5 The General Administration of Press and Publication is responsible for the supervision and administration of periodical publication activities nationwide, make and implement plans for the total number, structure and distribution of periodical publication nationwide and establish and perfect supervision and management rules such as comprehensive quality assessment rules for periodical publication, annual periodical check and examination rules and periodical publication withdrawal mechanism rules.

Local administrations of press and publication at different levels are responsible for the supervision and administration of periodical publication activities within their own administrative areas.

Article 6 Periodical publication units are responsible for the publishing activities including editing and publication.

Lawful publication activities of periodical publishing units shall be protected by law. No organization or individual shall illegally interfere with, prevent or disrupt the publishing of periodicals.

Article 7 The General Administration of Press and Publications shall reward the units and individuals who have made outstanding contribution to the development and flourishing of the periodical cause of the country.

Article 8 The social organization of the periodical publishing industry shall carry out self-regulation management in accordance with the regulations under the guidance of the General Administration of Press and Publication department.

Chapter II Establishment of Periodicals and Periodical Publishing Units

Article 9 For establishing periodicals or periodical publishing unit, following requirements should be met:

（I） possessing a name different from the names of other exiting periodical

（II） possessing a name and regulations of periodical publishing unit;

（III） possessing an administration or sponsor which is recognized by the General Administration of Press and Publication ;

（IV） possessing a definite scope of periodical publication business;

（V） possessing a registered capital of more than 300,000 yuan;

（VI） possessing an organizational structure which meets the needs of periodical publication activities and editorial professionals having the qualifications stipulated by the State;

（VII） possessing a fixed premise located in the same administrative area of the sponsor;

（VIII） possessing legal representative or major responsible person who must be a Chinese citizen permanently residing in Chinese territory; and

（IX） other requirements prescribed by the laws and administrative regulations.

In addition to the requirements listed in the preceding paragraphs, must accord with the overall plan of the State for the total number, structure and distribution of periodicals and periodical publishing units.

Article 10 For a central department located in Beijing to establish periodical or periodical publishing unit, the sponsor shall apply to the General Administration of Press and Publication for approval after getting the approval of the sponsor.

If the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces establish a periodical and periodical publishing unit, they shall submit the application to the General Administration of Press and Publication for approval after the verification and approval of Bureau of Press Publication of the Propaganda Department under the General Political Department

For other department to establish a periodical and publishing unit, after approved by the administration department, the sponsor shall make an application to the press publication administrations department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located; the said publication administration department shall, upon examination and approval, submit it to the General Administration of Press and Publication for examination and approval.

Article 11 For two or more units to establish a periodical together, a major sponsor must be chosen for making the application.

The major sponsor of a periodical shall be a subordinate unit of its competent department; the periodical publishing unit shall be located at the same area where the major sponsor is.

Article 12 For establishment of a periodical and a periodical publishing unit, the sponsor of periodical publication unit shall make an application with the following materials:

（I） " Application Form for Periodical Publication" filled according to the requirements;

（II） certificates for qualifications of the competent department and the sponsor;

（III） the resume, identification documents and professional qualification certificates of the proposed legal representative or major responsible person of the periodical publishing unit;

（IV） certificates for qualifications of editorial and publishing professionals

（V） related certificate about the sources and amount of the fund used for periodical;

（VI） the regulations of periodical publishing unit;

（VII） certificate of premise used;

（VIII） feasibility study report on periodical publication.

Article 13 The General Administration of Press and Publication shall make a decision of approval or disapproval within 90 days at the receipt of the application for the establishment of a periodical or periodical publishing unit, and inform the sponsor directly, or through the press publication administrations of the province, autonomous region or municipality, the decision in written form; reasons shall be given where a decision of disapproval is made.

Article 14 The periodical sponsor shall go through the registration formalities within 60 days at the receipt of the approval decision of the General Administration of Press and Publication.

（I） The sponsor shall go to the Press and Publication department of the province, autonomous region or municipality where it is located by the approval documents to obtain a "Registration Form of Periodical Publication" and fill it in five same form. After examined and signed by the competent department, the form shall be submitted to the press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located. And the said administrations shall submit the Periodical Publication Form to the General Administration of Press and Publication for record with 15 days.

（II） For the periodicals published openly, international standard serial number shall be obtained from ISSN China Center, and bar code from Bar Code Center of the General Administration of Press and Publication. .

（III） After examining the "Registration Form of Periodical Publication" as correct, the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall issue "Periodical Publication License" to the sponsor within 10 days

（IV） The sponsor thus shall go through registration formalities in industrial and commercial administrations by Periodical Publication License and obtain business license in accordance with law.

Registration Form of Periodical Publication is kept separately by periodical publication unit, the sponsor, the competent department and the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government.

Article 15 If the sponsor of a periodical publication do not go through the registration formalities within 60 days at receipt of the approval document issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication; the approval document will be invalid automatically, and the registration department would refuse its registration and the sponsor shall return the approval documents back to the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Where a periodical publishing unit does not published any periodical within 90 days from the date of registration, the "Periodical Publication License" is revoked by the General Administration of Press and Publication and the cancellation is registered by the original press publication administration where the registration is made.

Where the circumstances listed in the preceding paragraph is due to force majeure or for other justified reasons, the periodical publishing unit may apply to the original press publication administration where the registration is made for extension……

Article 16 A periodical office shall satisfy the requisite conditions of a legal person, obtain the qualifications of a legal person through verification and registration, and undertake civil liabilities independently with all its legal person property.

The periodical editorial department does not have the qualifications of a legal person, and its civil liabilities shall therefore be undertaken by its sponsor.

Article 17 Where a periodical publishing unit changes its name, carries out merger or separation, changes its capital structure or publishes a new periodical it shall go through the procedures of examination, approval and registration in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 to Article 14 of these Regulations.

Article 18 Where a periodical changes its name, sponsor, competent department, registration area, business range or number of issues, it shall go through the procedures of examination, approval and registration in accordance with the provisions of Articles 10 to Article 14 of these Regulations.

Where a periodical changes its number of issues, the General Administration of Press and Publication can entrust the press publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government to make examination and approval.

The scope of periodical business in terms of these regulations includes the aim and the language used.

Article 19 Where a periodical changes its size, or its legal representative or major responsible person change its address within the same registration area, its publishing unit shall, upon the examination and approval of its sponsor, register for record within 15 days to press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region or municipality where it is located

Article 20 Where a periodical publishing unit suspends publication, it shall go to press publication administration of the province, autonomous region or municipality for record and give reasons and term limit.

A periodical publishing unit suspends publication must not exceed one year. If any periodical publishing unit suspends publication for more than one year, its Periodical Publication License shall be cancelled by General Administration of Press and Publication, and its registration shall be nullified by the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located.

Article 21 Where a periodical publishing unit terminates its publishing activities, upon the examination and approval of its competent department, its sponsor shall go through cancellation formalities at the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located, and the said administration shall make a report to the General Administration of Press and Publication for the record.

Article 22 For periodical cancellation registration, the periodical publishing unit established with the same name of the periodical cancelled shall be cancelled at the same time and shall go through registration of cancellation at the industrial and commercial administration where the original registration was conducted

The cancelled periodical and its publishing unit must not conduct publishing and business activities with the same name any longer.

Article 23 For central periodical publishing units to establish a periodical group, the approval should be given by the General Administration of Press and Publication; for local periodical publishing units to establish a periodical group, application be submitted to the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government where they are located, and upon the examination and approval, reported to the General Administration of Press and Publication for approval.

Chapter III Publishing of Periodicals

Article 24 Periodical publication shall adopt the rules editor's responsibility to ensure that the contents of the periodicals conform to the provisions of the national laws and regulations.

Article 25 No periodical shall contain the content which is prohibited by the "Regulations on Publication Administration" and other laws and regulations or by the state.

Article 26 Where the lawful rights and interests of a citizen, a legal person or some other organizations are infringed upon due to the false and untruthful contents of a periodical, its publishing unit shall make public corrections, eliminate the effects, and bear civil liabilities according to law.

Where the lawful rights and interests of a citizen, a legal person or some other organizations are infringed upon due to the false and untruthful contents of a periodical, the person concerned has the right to ask the periodical publishing unit to make corrections or reply to the charge. Periodical publishing unit shall publish it in the latest periodical, and if it refuses to make the publication the person concerned may bring a lawsuit to the People's Court.

Where the content published in a periodical is not true, unfair or harms public interests, the General Administration of Press and Publication or press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government can instruct it to make corrections.

Article 27 The periodical shall go through record formalities in accordance with record management rules for important topic while carrying the content of important topic relating to national safety, society stability and etc.

Article 28 The periodicals published openly must not reprint or extract the content from the restricted publications.

For any periodical to reprint and abstract contents from the Internet, the contents must be verified according to relative provisions; the website address where the contents are unloaded and the date when they are loaded must be marked in obvious position.

Article 29 Any periodical publishing unit launches a cooperative publication project with publishing organs abroad shall be approved by the General Administration of Press and Publication. The concrete measures will be stipulated later.

Article 30 The quality of periodical publication shall meet the national and industrial standards; the language the periodical uses shall accord with relative provisions of the state.

Article 31 The periodical shall carry following imprint on the back cover or copyright page: the name of the periodical, competent administration, the sponsor, publishing unit, printing unit, distributing unit, publication date, name of editor-in-chief （chief compiler）, range of distribution, price, uniform serial publication number in the state, number of advertisement business license and etc.

The periodical that obtains international standard serial number shall also print the said number.

Article 32 The periodical shall carry its name, the sequential number of year, month, issue, volume and etc., and total number of issues must not replace the number of year, month and issue.

Other word marks on the front cover must not be clearer and larger than the name of the periodical.

The foreign name of the periodical shall be translated directly from Chinese name. The Chinese name must be printed on the front cover of the periodicals in foreign language and languages of national minorities together with the names in foreign or minority languages.

Article 33 One uniform national serial number can only be used for one periodical accordingly, must not be used for different edition of periodicals.

Publishing different edition of periodicals shall be deemed to create a new periodical and need to go through examination and approval formalities.

Article 34 In addition to common issue, periodical publishing unit can publish supplement. Two supplements can be published for one periodical every year.

Periodical publishing unit should make clear in the application report about article catalogue, impression, price, publication time and printing unit. With the examination and approval of its competent administration, the application shall be reported by its sponsor for examination and approval to the press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. For the approval, one time supplemental issue license shall be issued.

The content of the supplemental must accord with business range of the periodical. The format and distribution range must be as the same as the periodical. Besides the issue record listed in Article 31 of theses regulations, the supplement shall also set up and print the number of supplement license and print the name of the periodical and "supplement" on the front cover.

Article 35 The one-volume edition of the periodical shall be bound in original publication order. No one can lay out the content of the periodical separately. The word "one-volume edition" should be marked in a conspicuous position on the front cover.

If any periodical is given administrative punishment by press and publication administration for any illegal content, relative articles of this periodical must not be brought into one-volume edition.

The periodical that the registration is cancelled must not be made into one-volume edition.

Article 36 A periodical publishing unit must not sell, lease or transfer its name and the edition number, name and edition layout of its periodical; and must not lend, transfer, lease and sell the "Periodical Publication License".

Article 37 While using its periodical to develop its advertisement business, the periodical publishing unit must abide by the provisions of laws relating to advertisement, check related certificates and verify the content in accordance with laws before publishing an advertisement must not carry harmful, false or illegal advertisement.

Advertisement dealer for periodical can only conduct advertisement service, advertisement agency within the authorized legal scope, must not be involved in periodical news covering, editing and other publication activities.

Article 38 The periodical covering business must be strictly divided from the business operation.

It is prohibited to seek irregular profits in the form of threatening to make report, asking the reported person to make advertisement, provide support, and enter board of directors and other activities that harm the interests of the reported person.

Any payable news must not be carried in the periodical.

Article 39 Reporters and editors of periodical publication unit must hold journalist certificate issued united by General Administration of Press and Publication and abide by relative provisions of Measures on Management of Journalist certificate issued by General Administration of Press and Publication when they are engaged in news covering activities.

Article 40 A periodical publishing unit involving in news report and editing establishes press stations should be examined, approved and managed according to the "Measures on Management of Reporter Station of Newspaper House" formulated by the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Article 41 Periodical publishing unit should not conduct business activities through illicit competition or with illicit form, and should not apportion distribution of periodicals by taking advantages of its power.

Article 42 Periodical publishing units shall submit statistics data to the General Administration of Press and Publication in accordance with the statistics laws and regulations of the state.

Periodical publishing units shall cooperate with the publication distribution data investigation body certified by the state to conduct investigation on periodical distribution data and provide real periodical distribution data.

Article 43 Periodical publishing units shall send three sample periodicals separately to the General Administration of Press and Publication, China Library of Editions, National Library of China and the press and publication administrations of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government where they are located within 30 days after every periodical is published.

Chapter IV Supervision and Management

Article 44 The supervision and management of periodical publication activities shall be conducted under territorial principle.

The press and publication administrations of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of periodical publishing activities within their own administrative areas in accordance with law, including registration, annual inspection, quality assessment and administrative penalty.

Article 45 Periodical publication management shall carry out periodical re-reading rules, quality assessment rules, annual inspection rules and management rules on periodical publishing staffs.

Periodical publishing units shall submit written report on periodical publishing activities to press and publication administrations according to the provisions of the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Article 46 The General Administration of Press and Publication is responsible for the re-reading of national periodicals. Local press and publication administration at different level are responsible for the re-reading of the periodicals published in their own administrative areas. The press and publication administrations at lower level shall submit report on re-reading to the press and publication administrations at higher level.

The competent administration shall re-read the periodicals under their control and submit re-reading reports to the press and publication administrations where they are located regularly.

Periodical publishing units shall formulate periodical reading and assessment rules and prepare reading and assessment report regularly. The press and publication administrations can read and inspect the reading and assessment reports of the publishing units at any time according to the requirements of the management.

Article 47 The General Administration of Press and Publication formulates the comprehensive assessment system for periodical publication quality to conduct overall assessment on the publishing quality.

In case the results of the quality comprehensive assessment on a periodical shows that the quality of the periodical fails to reach the defined standard or cannot maintain normal publishing activities, the General Administration of Press and Publication shall revoke its "Periodical Publication License" and the registration with the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located shall be cancelled.

Article 48 The press and publication administrations of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall conduct annual verification and examination to the periodical publishing units located in their administrative areas. The contents of annual verification and examination shall include periodical publishing unit and the registered items of the periodicals they published, publishing quality, situation of the observance of disciplines and law and etc.

Article 49 Annual verification and examination shall be conducted according to the following procedure:

（I） A periodical publishing units shall submit annual self-examination report and fill in the "Annual Examination Form for Registered Periodical Items" printed united by the General Administration of Press and Publication; after verified and sealed by the sponsor and competent administration, the self-examination report and the form, along with the samples published this year to the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government.

（II） Press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government shall conduct verification and examination of the self-examination report, the "Annual Examination Form for Registered Periodical Items" and samples of the periodical publishing unit.

（III） If a publishing passes the examination as meeting the defined standard, the press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government shall stamp the annual examination seal on the "Periodical Publication License". Once the License is stamped, the publishing unit passes the annual examination and shall go on its periodical publishing activities.

（IV） Press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government shall submit an annual examination report to the General Administration of Press and Publication within 30 days after completing the periodical publishing annual examination.

Article 50 Under one of the following circumstances, the annual examination shall be deferred:

（I） in the process of rectifying and reform within a prescribed time limit of stopping publishing;

（II） being found of unlawful practice constituting penalty;

（III） the competent administrations and sponsors fail to implement their responsibility for management and it leads confusion in management of the periodical publication;

（IV） on suspicion of other illegal acts ought to be further investigated.

The deferring period of the annual examination shall be decided by the press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government and be submitted to the General Administration of Press and Publication for record. After the deferring period, the annual examination shall be recovered in accordance with Article 48 and 49 of these Regulations.

Article 51 Under one of the following circumstances, the annual examination should not be passed:

（I） violating law but refusing to rectify after being investigated and prosecuted or without obvious results of rectification;

（II） failure to meet the standard defined for periodical publication quality for long time;

（III） in insolvency because of worsening operation;

（IV） already unable to meet the conditions prescribed in Article 9 of these Regulations.

Failing to pass the annual examination, the publishing unit's "Periodical Publication License" shall be revoked by the General Administration of Press and Publication and cancelled by the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located.

Failing to pass the annual examination, the periodical publishing unit shall stop publishing periodical as of the next year.

Article 52 The "Periodical Publication License" can not be used continuously until being stamped with the annual examination seal. For relative departments to go through formalities of periodical publishing, printing and distribution, the "Periodical Publication License" without annual examination seal cannot be used.

Where any periodical publishing unit does not participate annual examination and still refuse to participate after being asked to, the General Administration of Press and Publication shall revoke its "Periodical Publication License", and the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located shall cancel its registration.

Article 53 Organs in charge of the examination can publicize the results of the annual examination to the society.

Article 54 Professionals involved in periodical publication shall meet the occupational requirements for press publication prescribed by the state.

Article 55 The director general and editor-in-chief of a periodical publishing unit shall meet the occupational requirements prescribed by the state.

The director general and editor-in-chief of a periodical publishing unit shall take part in the occupational training organized by the press and publication administrations.

The new director general and editor-in-chief of a periodical publishing unit shall accept occupational training and pass the examination before taking their positions.

Chapter V Legal Liabilities

Article 56 Any periodical publishing unit that violates these Regulations shall be imposed on following administrative countermeasures by the press and publication administrations on the actual situation:

（I） circulating notice of warning;

（II） circulating notice of criticism；

（III） order to make public self-criticism;

（IV） order to rectify;

（V） order to stop publishing and distributing the periodical;

（VI） order to retract the periodicals;

（VII） order the sponsor and competent administration to supervise the publishing unit's rectification.

The notice of warning shall take the unified form stipulated by the General Administration of Press and Publication or be sent to the law-breaking periodical publishing unit by the General Administration of Press and Publication and the press and publication administration of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located, with a copy sent to the sponsor and the competent administration of the periodical publishing unit.

The administration measures prescribed in this article can be used in combination.

Article 57 Without approval, whoever establishes any periodical publication unit or is engaged in publication business by him, or publish periodicals by forging or counterfeiting the name of a publishing unit shall be punished in accordance with Article 55 of "the Regulations on Administration of Publication".

Any periodical publishing unit that publishes supplements, or carry out cooperation project with publication organs abroad without permission should be punished in accordance with proceeding section.

Article 58 Publishing periodicals which contain the contents prohibited by "the Regulations on Administration of Publication", other laws and regulations or provisions of the state shall be punished in accordance with Article 56 of "the Regulations on Administration of Publication".

Article 59 Periodical publishing unit that breaks Article 36 of these regulations shall be punished in accordance with Article 60 of "the Regulations on Administration of Publication".

Periodical publishing unit that permit or acquiesce in advertisement operators to be engaged in the publishing activities including covering and editing shall be punished in accordance with the preceding section.

Article 60 A periodical publishing unit that commits one of the following acts shall be punished in accordance with Article 61 of "the Regulations on Administration of Publication".

（I） fail to follow these regulation to go through the formalities of examination and approval of changes at its name, sponsor, competent administration, registration area, number of issues, scope of business and size number of issues,;

（II） a periodical publishing unit fails to follow these regulations to go through the formalities of examination and approval of change of its name, merger or separation, change of its capital structure, publishing new periodicals;

（III） a periodical unit fails to bring the important topics relating national safety, society stability into the record;

（IV） a periodical unit fails to follow these regulations to send the samples.

Article 61 Where a periodical unit violates Article 4, Section 2 of these regulations, it would be punished in accordance with Article 48 of Rules on Management of Publication Market.

Article 62 Where any periodical publishing unit commits one of the following acts, the General Administration of Press and Publication or the press and publication administrations of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government shall give a warning and impose a fine of less than RMB 30,000 yuan:

（I） failing to follow Article 19 of these regulations to report for record the changes of the size of the periodical, legal representative or major responsible person, or change of address in the same registration area;

（II） failing to follow Article 20 of these regulations to report for record the suspension of publishing;

（III） covering false or inaccurate reports harming public interests and refusing to implement the rectifying order of the press and publication administration;

（IV） the periodical published openly reprint or select and edit the content of the confidential periodicals;

（V） covering or abstracting the content in the internet against Article 28, Section 2 of these regulations;

（VI） failing to carry editorial record of the periodical according to Article 31 of these regulations;

（VII） violating Article 32 of these regulations about mark of front cover;

（VIII） publishing several editions of periodicals with a single number against Article 33 of these regulations;

（IX） violating Article 34, Section 3 of these regulations to publish supplement;

（X） violating the provision of Article 35 of these regulations to publish one -volume edition;

（XI） covering payable news or violating other provisions of Article 38 of these regulations;

（XII） conducting business activities through illicit competition or imposing distribution with power against Article 41 of these regulations.

Article 63 Any news gathering persons of a periodical publishing unit that violates related provisions on Press Card shall be punished in accordance with the "Measures on Administration of Press Cards" formulated by the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Article 64 Any periodical publishing unit that violates related provisions on press stations shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the "Measures on Administration of Press Stations of Newspaper Office";

Article 65 Any administrative punishment on a periodical publishing unit shall be noticed to its sponsor and competent administration and can be announced to the public through media.

Where administrative punishment is imposed on a periodical publishing unit, the press and publication administration shall recommend its sponsor or competent administration to give administrative sanction to the direct and major responsible persons or dismiss them.

Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

Article 66 Temporary Rules on Management of Periodical and Implementation Measures on Administrative Punishment of Temporary Rules on Management of Periodical formulated by General Administration of Press and Publication shall be repealed simultaneously when these regulations come into effective. Other prior provisions on the administration of periodical publication activities stipulated by the press and publication administration that may have conflict with these regulations shall subject to these regulations.

Article 67 These Regulations shall be effective on December 1, 2005