Editorial: Letter from the New Editor-in-Chief

Six years of sustained progress, advancing steadily toward excellence. Since its establishment, China CDC Weekly (hereafter called Weekly) has remained steadfast in its founding mission, continuously innovating and moving forward with unwavering determination.

As the national public health journal, hosted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention & Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Weekly has sustained its commitment to core public health science, program, and values. By leveraging China’s comprehensive CDC system, the journal rapidly disseminates first-hand surveillance data, insightful epidemiological analyses of infectious and chronic diseases, actionable investigation reports on public health emergencies, and cutting-edge scientific discoveries.

Throughout its six-year evolution, Weekly flourished through the dedicated efforts of successive editors-in-chief, editorial board members, staff, and countless authors and readers, supported by leadership at all levels. The journal has become an essential platform for timely, reliable, authoritative, and precise dissemination of public health information and for evidence-based recommendations to health professionals and the broader public. Through its academic leadership in public health practice, it has achieved an exemplary reputation in domestic and international public health communities.

Weekly has developed a robust multidimensional academic presence — it holds the distinction of dual indexing in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) of the internationally renowned Web of Science, representing the only academic weekly journal in China’s public health field to achieve this recognition while consistently maintaining its Q1 ranking. The journal is further indexed in prestigious domestic and international databases, including PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, Chinese Science and Technology Core Journals, and the Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD), thereby ensuring worldwide accessibility and maximizing the academic impact of its published research.

China’s public health achievements constitute invaluable resources for global learning and local adaptation. Moving forward, guided by the Belt and Road Initiative and the Healthy China 2030 Blueprint, we will strengthen collaborative partnerships with international stakeholders to collectively address critical health challenges, including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, chronic disease prevention, climate change impact, food safety, occupational health hazards, and environmental health threats.

Looking ahead, we remain steadfast in our founding mission while embracing the principles of openness, collaboration, reform, and innovation. In partnership with all stakeholders, we are committed to elevating Weekly into an increasingly authoritative and influential flagship journal in the global public health arena. Through this platform, we will continue advancing international dissemination of China’s public health expertise and insights, thereby contributing distinctive perspectives and substantive support to the advancement of the discipline worldwide.