Science & Technology Review was founded in 1980. It is a comprehensive Chinese science and technology journal that mainly publishes high-end reviews that lead the cutting-edge directions of science and technology, authoritative science and technology reviews on hot social issues, and groundbreaking research papers in key areas of science and technology. The journal was founded in the United States at the initiative of Chinese-American scientists such as Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee. It is a Chinese academic journal edited by Chinese-American scholars for readers in mainland China. Its purpose is to provide a platform for exploring the path and methods of China's modernization. The journal has won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Journal (Comprehensive Category), the National Journal Award, and the National Top 100 Journal Award. It is now a Chinese core journal, a Chinese science and technology core journal, a core journal of the Chinese Science Citation Database, and a Chinese boutique science and technology journal.