《中国科学：物理学 力学 天文学》
Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
《中国科学》已创刊60多年，是中国科学院主管、中国科学院和国家自然科学基金委员会共同主办的自然科学综合性学术刊物，是我国最高水平的系列学术刊物, 主要刊载自然科学各领域基础研究和应用研究方面具有创新性的、高水平的、有重要意义的研究成果, 由中国科学杂志社出版。
该期刊中、英文版按照《中国科学》的总体定位进行办刊：中文版《中国科学：物理学 力学 天文学》努力为华语科学界全面提供物理学、力学、天文学及相关领域的科学研究动态和研究成果信息，对国内相关领导的科学研究发挥借鉴和引领作用；英文版 SCIENCE CHINA: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 作为全面展示物理学、力学、天文学及相关领域的科学研究总体面貌、动态和成果的窗口，报道国内外相关领域的重要科学进展，促进国内外学术交流。目前英文版被SCI收录（影响因子2.754，Q1区）并由Springer负责国际印刷版和网络版的全球发行。
Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy is an academic journal co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press, is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research.
Reviews summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current state of research, and advise on the research directions.
Research papers report on important and original results in all areas of physics, mechanics and astronomy.
Brief reports present short reports in a timely manner of the latest important results.
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