期刊介绍:
The Journal of Northwest University, the original Chinese name being “Xuecong”, which (literally means Academic Collection), was founded on July 1, 1913 and was pucblished monthly. It is one of the first journals published by a university in China. Although the name, format and publication frequency of the journal have changed several times. In 1924 to Northwest University Weekly, then in 1939 to Northwest University Journal (1939), in 1943 to Northwest Academic and finally to Journal of Northwest University (1957) it has for more than hundred years been an academic, scholarly journal. This journal publishes research in Earth Science, Abiogenesis, Geological Engineering and Exploration, Natural Geography and Planning, Information science.
Journal of Northwest University (Natural Science Edition) adheres to the principle of "Promoting scientific innovation, serving scientific research, disseminating academic knowledge and benefiting the world". As the journal published by a century-old university with, it has emphasized the importance of secular science, respecting universal laws, the cumulative character of science. The journal tries to serve the mission of deepening comprehensive reform and accelerating building "Double first-class" universities in the new era. It leverages the strength of a comprehensive university, by encouraging and supporting inter-disciplinary research in order to fullfil the aim of "publishing a first-class journal based on path-breaking research ".