Founded in 1963, Philosophical Trends is a national philosophical journal sponsored by the Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Philosophical Trends are included in the Core Journal of Peking University 1992, the Core Journal of Peking University 1996, the Core journal of Peking University 2000, the core journal of Peking University 2004, the core journal of Peking University 2008, and the Core Journal of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences (2008). Won the 2nd Excellent Journal Award of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.