A Brief Introduction of Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences

Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences is the think tank for the provincial government of Sichuan and provincial branch of the Communist Party of China, with full financial backing of the Party and the government. The Academy consists of 15 institutes, 1 graduate school, 10 departments of scientific research management services and 17 branches. At the end of 2015 the staff numbered 1200, including 710 employees with full financial allocation (459 on-the-job employees and 265 retired employees), and 405 master graduate students. Among the scientific personnel, 62 employees have senior professional titles, and 125 employees have associate senior professional titles; 19 employees are experts entitled to special allowances of the State Council, 21 employees are provincial academic and technical leaders, 16 employees are experts with outstanding contributions at provincial level; and 115 employees have doctorate degrees. The publications sponsored by the Academy are 9 magazines and 1 newspaper, namely Social Science Research, Research of Mao Zedong Thought, Studies on Deng Xiaoping, Reform of Economic System, Rural Economy, Forum on Chinese Culture, West China, Contemporary County Economy, Contemporary Social Sciences (English), and Entrepreneur Daily; three websites are hosted (namely the portal website of provincial philosophy and social sciences-Sichuan Social Sciences online, website of the Academy-Tianfu Think Tank, English website). With abundant literature information resources, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences has a collection of 720,000 books, and over 2000 kinds of Chinese and foreign periodicals. Besides its own database resources, the Academy has access to a variety of academic databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, SOSHOO, Zhonghongwang.com, Duxiu.com, Chaoxing.com, National Social Sciences Database, Communist Party of China’s political and theoretical resources database, Dachengdata.com, and DRCnet.com.cn. It has 8 provincial key disciplines and 11 excellent disciplines, 5 first-level disciplines and 44 graduate degree programs of second-level disciplines, 1 joint PhD program, and 1 national post-doctoral research station.

Under the guidance and support of the leadership of the Provincial Party committee and government, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences will adhere to the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and scientific development concepts as a guide for scientific research work and completion of its main objective: to accelerate the construction of a strong theoretical position, a high-end decision-making think tank, a first-class academic institution and an important base for popularization of science. Its comprehensive strength in local academies of social sciences is among the best nationwide.