On-line first: A new on-line publishing mode developed by CNKI, contains the manuscripts published in printed journals. Before printing and publishing, this mode will broadcast all the contents on internet or cell-phone.

Two different publishing ways:

a) Publishing finalized single article: after the treatment and arrangement of an adopted manuscript by editors according to print standards, CNKI would publish this single article on line first.

b) Publishing finalized whole journal: publishes the whole journal of all the published finalized single articles, and the contents and format are in concordance with print edition.

The “on-line publishing time” and “on-line publishing address” are arranged in the on-line first papers, which can be quoted by writers in references.