Academic Reference

Collection of English-language resources from China

Academic Reference (AR) is designed to provide a one-stop search and discovery platform of China’s academic development, current research hotspots, and social culture for overseas colleges, universities, research institutions, and enterprises. The platform integrates high-quality English resources published in mainland China, including over 17 million English abstracts from first-class journals, proceedings, doctoral dissertations, and master’s theses, and over 2 million full-text articles. It allows for cross-database searching among articles, English books, yearbooks, and reference books.

Academic Reference is offered through East View’s China Research Gateway.
Launched in 2022, China Research Gateway (CRG) transforms library access to Chinese resources by combining multiple databases into one package, supported by an accessible and user-friendly English-language portal. To learn more about CRG, please visit the CRG home page.
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Academic Reference

Key Stats

  • Archive: 1922-present
  • Language: English with English interface
  • Country: China
  • Frequency: Bimonthly updates
  • Format: Full text, PDF or HTML
  • Producer: Tongfang Knowledge Network Ltd.
  • Platform: CNKI (TKN)

About Academic Reference

Content

Academic Reference features content from a wide range of resources:

  • Journal articles: 14 million
  • Doctoral dissertations: 600,000
  • Master’s theses: 4 million
  • Conference Papers: 1 million
  • Yearbooks: 1 million
  • E-books: 35,000 chapters
  • Reference items: 1 million
Features and Functions
  • Unique product: The only “bibliography + full-text” English platform integrating journals and books in China.
  • Massive amount of English resources: over 17 million abstracts, and over 2 million full-text articles.
  • Comprehensive resource types: journals, dissertations and theses, conference proceedings, yearbooks, reference works, e-books and a glossary.
  • High-quality resources: all resources are selected based on strict standards.
  • Supports cross-searching of English journals and books
  • Displays indexed pictures, tables and formulas
  • Offers similar-subject documents from different resource types
  • Allows online browsing of e-books and reference works
  • Provides Chinese full-text link for documents with English abstracts only
  • Offers free use of an English-Chinese glossary
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About China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)

CNKI is the world’s most comprehensive online resource for accessing China’s intellectual output. This powerful platform is the product of Tongfang Knowledge Network, Beijing, and encompasses academic journals, dissertations, conference papers, news, and many other resources that put the knowledge of China in the sciences and humanities at your fingertips. With tens of millions of articles and growing every day, CNKI is a foundation for any serious research on China. CNKI is hosted in the United States by East View and updated daily.

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