《老龄科学研究》(下称本刊)已经出版两周年了,本刊是我国唯一的一本老龄科学学术期刊,由全国老龄工作委员会办公室领导,在全国公开发行。特别值得指出的是,本刊每月出版,这标志着我国关心老龄问题,并在这方面有着人数众多的广大的、潜在的读者和作者群,这也是全世界绝无仅有的。由于中国是全世界老年人口最多、老龄化速度最快的国家之一,情况也最为复杂,有一本学术期刊是客观的需要。在创刊时就曾指出,要把本刊办成 The “Aging Scientific Research” (hereinafter referred to as the “Journal”) has been published for the second anniversary. The magazine is the only academic journal of the elderly in China. It is led by the office of the National Committee on Aging and is publicly available nationwide. In particular, it is worth noting that the monthly publication of this magazine marks our nation’s concern for aging and has a vast and potentially large readership and author group in this area, which is also unique in the world. As China is one of the countries with the largest population and the fastest aging population in the world, the situation is also the most complicated. An academic journal is an objective need. It was pointed out at the time of publication that it is necessary to make this magazine a success