On Dec 20, 2023, the Chinese Academy of History under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held the awarding ceremony of the Guo Moruo Chinese History Awards in Beijing. Tianjin Normal University's (TNU) academic journal, Economic and Social History Review from the Institute of European Civilization, was nominated for the Guo Moruo Chinese History Award for outstanding historical journals.
Nominee award certificates for TNU’s journal Economic and Social History Review
Named in honor of Guo Moruo (1892-1978), a Chinese historian and writer, the award approved by the Chinese government is the most authoritative award in the field of Chinese history study. Established this year for the first time, the award for outstanding historical journals presented 10 outstanding awards and 10 nominee awards to winners selected from over 110 historical journals nationwide.
The discipline of World History at TNU’s Institute of European Civilization has been designated as a priority development discipline by the Ministry of Education and a top discipline by Tianjin Municipality. It is one of the key research centers for world history studies in China. The academic journal Economic and Social History Review from the Institute of European Civilization, founded in 2005, was edited by renowned domestic historian Professor Hou Jianxin. It was included in the CSSCI Expanded Edition Source Journals in 2019, and since 2021, it has been selected twice as a CSSCI Source Journal, being recognized as an "AMI Core Journal." It has become an important platform for domestic and international exchanges in the field of history studies.