中国社会科学出版社成立1978年6月，是由中国社会科学院创办并主管的以出版人文社会科学学术著作为主的国家级出版社。1993年和1998年先后荣获中共中央宣传部和国家新闻出版总署授予的全国优秀出版社称号。

　　中国社会科学出版社的主要任务和出版方针是：编辑出版中国社会科学院和全国哲学社会科学界、文化界学者的优秀成果，包括专著、资料、教科书、教参书、工具书和普及性读物；出版国外重要人文社会科学著作的中译

本。中国社会科学出版社的出版定位是：以服务于哲学社会科学的研究、普及和应用为宗旨，以具有大

专以上文化程度的读者为主要对象，重点出版具有社会效益和经济效益的高水平学术著作和思想性、文化性、知识性强的通俗读物。

　　中国社会科学出版社联系和团结了一大批一流的学者、作者队伍，与世界数十个国家和地区建立了版权贸易关系。建社以来共出书5000余种，现在年出书达500种以上，其中许多是国家及中国社会科学院的重点规划项目、国内一流学者的优秀成果。如《当代中国》丛书（前74卷）、《中国社会科学院学者文选》、《中国社会科学博士论文文库》、《社科学术文库》、《世界文明大系》、《简明国际百科全书》系列、《中国法制史考证》、《唐研究基金会丛书》、《〈甲骨文合集〉释文》、《中国历史地名大辞典》、《中国道教史》、《山海经注证》、《中国经学思想史》、《二十世纪中国百项考古大发现》、《唐代文化》、《中国问题报告》等，还有一大批引进版权的国外名著：《剑桥中国史》系列、《新编剑桥世界史》系列、《当代经济学教科书译丛》、《国外经济管理名著丛书》、《西方现代思想丛书》、《西学基本经典》（英文版100卷）、《影响力》、《朝鲜:我们第一次战败》、《伪黎明》等，这些图书赢得了读者的广泛好评，出版社也因此在国内外享有很高的声誉，并先后有几十部图书获得国家图书奖荣誉奖、国家图书奖、中国图书奖、全国优秀畅销书奖及省部级以上的其他专项奖。

　　中国社会科学出版社将坚持走“品牌立足、名社发展”之路，在不断提升学术品牌地位的同时，进
一步发展壮大，为传播先进文化、繁荣学术、多出精品、提高全民族文化素质做出更大的贡献。

　　Brief Introduction to China Social Sciences Press China Social Sciences Press, founded in June of 1978 and sponsored by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is a national publishing house focusing on the publications in social sciences and humanities. In 1993 and 1998,it won the title of National Outstanding Publishing House granted by the Propaganda Department of CCP and The Press and Publications Administration of China.

　　The Press consists of 5 editorial departments, a board of editors-in-chief and 6 other offices taking charge of human resources, co-operations, publishing, sales, advertising, and finance respectively. Among over two thirds of its 50 full-time editors, most of them have post-graduate degrees, have got senior professional certificate.

　　The Press aims at publishing the best research in the fields of social sciences and
humanities in China, including textbooks and reference books, as well as translated works by important authors of foreign countries, while catering to the needs of the reading public.

　　Since its foundation, the Press have attracted first-class scholars and authors, and
exchanged copyright with dozens of countries and regions in the world. The 5,000 works it has published (with an annual output of 500 works) include key projects of the state and the CASS and the results of the best research in China, as well as authorized foreign works, such as The Cambridge History of China and New Cambridge Modern History. These works appealed greatly to the readers and built up reputation for the Press.

  　The Press has published dozens of bestsellers and national and provincial prize-
winning works since its foundation.