Aims and scope

As the flagship journal of China Population Association, this journal provides an international platform for discussions on topics related to various population phenomena and development issues. The journal, hosted by China Population and Development Research Center, features the international perspective on the field of population studies. This journal publishes original research papers including empirical studies, theoretical and methodological analysis, policy reviews, and survey reports in population and development related fields. Interdisciplinary perspectives are also encouraged to help improving understandings of demographic dynamics as well as refining research methods. This journal follows a double-blind peer review procedure.

Relevant topic areas include but are not limited to:
•Demography and population studies
•Population policy and planning
•Population and health
•International and internal migration
•Ageing and population dynamics
•Fertility, fertility preference, sex ratio at birth
•Population Economics
•Comparative population studies
•Modeling and projection
•Social science methods and methodology
•Population Sociology