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Call for Papers: Marxism Research Network

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The Marxism Research Network (Marxism Research Online) is an academic and theoretical website supervised by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and hosted by the Institute of Marxism Studies. Its mission is to specialize in the dissemination of Marxist theory and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It stands as one of the nation’s key websites for Marxist theory. The website features more than ten disciplinary columns, including Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Basic Principles of Marxism, and the Sinicization and Modernization of Marxism. The Marxism Research Network integrates six core functional platforms: a research guidance platform, a literature retrieval platform, a data consultation platform, a results publication platform, an academic exchange platform, and an information integration platform. The site contains tens of thousands of academic entries and provides full-text search services, offering convenient literature consultation and dynamic management tools for researchers, university faculty and students, and theoretical workers. Furthermore, the website integrates high-quality academic resources from the Institute of Marxism Studies, such as information from core journals including Marxist Studies (Makezhuyizhuyi Yanjiu) and World Socialism Studies (Shijie Shehuizhuyi Yanjiu), while publishing the latest work updates, academic achievements, and announcements.

The year 2026 marks the inaugural year of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" [1] and the tenth anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences [2]. To deeply study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s "May 17" important speech, the Marxism Research Network is now soliciting papers from Marxist experts and scholars nationwide.

I. Key Research Directions and Topics:

  1. Research on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
  2. Research on the tenth anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences.
  3. Research on the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March [3].
  4. Research on the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
  5. Research on the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Central Revolutionary Base Area and the founding of the Chinese Soviet Republic [4].
  6. Research on the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan."
  7. Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on establishing and practicing a correct outlook on performance [5].
  8. Research on the overseas dissemination of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
  9. Research on the construction and dissemination of China’s autonomous knowledge system from a trans-civilizational perspective.
  10. Research on mutual learning between civilizations and the new form of human civilization.

II. Basic Requirements for Submissions:

  1. The work must be the author’s original academic achievement that has not been previously published.
  2. Articles must maintain a correct political orientation, feature a distinct theme, clear logic, and explicit viewpoints, demonstrate academic rigor and innovation, possess a certain theoretical depth, and adhere to academic norms.
  3. Articles should generally range from 3,000 to 4,000 words.
  4. Please upload an attachment containing a plagiarism check report from CNKI [6] showing a duplication rate no higher than 10%, and an AI-generated content check report showing a rate of 0.
  5. Submissions must include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, professional title, postal code, mailing address, telephone number, and other contact information. If possible, a personal academic curriculum vitae may be attached.

III. Manuscript Processing:

  1. If the author is not notified of internal processing opinions within 30 working days, the manuscript shall be considered "rejected," and the author may handle the work at their discretion.
  2. While respecting the author’s viewpoints and the integrity of the discourse, the editors reserve the right to edit and make cautious deletions or modifications to the manuscript. If you do not agree to such edits, please make a special declaration in advance.

IV. Contact Information:

Telephone: 010-85195673 Email: mayanwang@cass.org.cn

Marxism Research Network March 5, 2026