Report on publication of professional IP articles in China of 2012
(Shanghai IP and China IP)
Updated: 2013-09-12

In recent years, the academic research and communication of intellectual property in China are becoming increasingly active, and quantity & quality of IP studies have been upgraded significantly. In order to have a comprehensive understanding of IP studies and researches in China, and to promote the IP academic communication and prosperity, Shanghai Intellectual Property Academy (SHIPA), after publishing the Report on Publication of Professional IP Articles in China of 2011, continued the survey on professional IP journals in 2012 in China, collected and analyzed the statistics of professional IP articles which were published in 2012, and formed this Report for reference of related departments.

I. Source of the statistics

The statistics of this report come from professional IP journals, comprising ten publications: Intellectual Property; Electronics Intellectual Property; China Copyright; China IP; Science; Technology and Law; China Invention & Patent; Patent Lawyer; China Patents & Trademarks; China Trademark and People’s Judicature.

II. Notes on the Statistics

1. Articles (including the English articles) in this Report are all IP professional ones, such as academic papers, professional reviews, case analyses and other IP related articles. 2. This Report only focuses on first authors and their work units, and work units such as “the IP School of Shanghai University” should be deemed as “Shanghai University.” 3. News reports and interviews published in journals and articles with no specific work units are excluded from this Report. 4. This Report takes provinces, municipalities directly under the central government and autonomous regions as statistic units. 5. This Report divides all units into four categories which are the judicial system, governmental departments, scientific research institutions and social organizations. Among them, the judicial system contains courts, procuratorates, jails and public security bureaus; governmental departments mean all state administrative departments except public security bureaus; scientific research institutions refer to colleges and universities, research institutions and others; and social organizations include common enterprises, IP agencies, law firms, etc.

III. Special disclaimer

This Report is for reference only. SHIPA reserves the right of final interpretation. If any errors and inaccuracies are found in the Report, please contact SHIPA.

The Publication Status of Professional IP Articles in Chinese Professional IP Journals (2012)

Table 1: Top 10 professional IP journals with the most IP articles publication

Journal

Number of Articles

Ranking

China Invention & Patent

211

1

China Trademark

205

2

Intellectual Property

177

3

Chin IP Magazine

146

4

Electronics Intellectual Property

144

5

Science, Technology and Law

92

6

China Copyright

76

7

People’s Judicature

75

8

Patent Lawyer

43

9

China Patents & Trademarks

37

10

Table 2: Top 50 scientific research institutions with the most IP articles publication

Unit

Number of Articles

Ranking

East China University of Political Science and Law

35

1

China University of Political Science and Law

27

2

Renmin University of China

24

3

Peking University

20

4

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

19

5

Southwest University of Political Science and Law

18

6

Shanghai University

12

7

Shanghai Intellectual Property Academy

12

7

University of Science and Technology of China

11

9

Tongji University

10

10

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

10

10

Beijing Normal University

8

12

Zhejiang University

8

12

Chinese Academy of Sciences

8

12

Nanjing University of Science & Technology

7

15

Beijing Technology and Business University

6

16

Tsinghua University

6

16

Wuhan University

6

16

Northwest University

6

16

Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics

5

20

Changzhou University

5

20

Fudan University

5

20

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

5

20

Xiamen University

5

20

Shenzhen University

5

20

Chongqing University of Technology

5

20

Guangdong University of Technology

4

27

Jiangsu University

3

28

Nankai University

3

28

Xiangtan University

3

28

Zhejaing Academy of Social Sciences

3

28

Beijing Foreign Studies University

3

28

University of International Business and Economics

3

28

South China University of Technology

3

28

Shanghai Jiaotong University

3

28

Taiyuan University of Science and Technology

3

28

Tianjin University of Commerce

3

28

Zhejiang University of Technology

3

28

Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China

3

28

China Development Institute

3

28

Sun Yat-Sen University

3

28

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

2

42

Gansu Institute of Political Science and Law

2

42

Guangdong Intellectual Property R & D Center

2

42

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

2

42

Guilin University of Electronic Technology

2

42

Hefei University of Technology

2

42

Heilongjiang Administrative Cadre Institute of Politics and Law

2

42

Hunan Agriculture University

2

42

Huazhong Normal University

2

42


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