ccspub.cc

What It Is

CCS Publishing (CCSPub, 东西均出版社) is a nonprofit academic publisher. Its materials indicate registration or branch information in both Los Angeles, USA, and Hong Kong, China. It is not a typical online course platform; instead, it focuses on publishing academic journals, papers, reviews, monographs, and conference proceedings, serving fields such as Chinese Christian studies, Chinese religious studies, and related areas in the humanities and social sciences.

Core Content and Academic Positioning

The platform currently operates two semiannual journals: JRCC《中国基督教研究》 and JSRH《宗教与历史》, and is also involved in operating IJSWS《国学与西学国际学刊》. Its content covers religious studies, history, social sciences, humanities, as well as related topics in culture, intellectual history, and philosophy. Publications are available in Chinese and English, with an emphasis on international scholarly dialogue. The site also states that all journals follow a strict double-blind peer review process.

Pricing and Open Access

In terms of pricing, CCSPub has a clear advantage: its FAQ states that it does not charge authors submission fees, review fees, page fees, or similar costs. Its history section also notes that it shifted to an open-access model in 2019, making publications freely available online. For researchers and readers with limited funding, this is a valuable model for academic dissemination.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths include its nonprofit status, clearly defined niche focus, support for both Chinese and English papers, public team and contact information, and cooperation with the Los Angeles Center for Christian and Chinese Studies, giving it a certain academic organizational foundation. The drawbacks are also clear: it does not provide structured courses, learning paths, teaching services, or certificate programs, so from an “education/course” perspective, its course-related attributes are weak. In addition, the website states that due to limited staffing it cannot respond to all submissions, and that authors may submit elsewhere if they receive no reply after more than 3 months. This means author-service responsiveness can be uncertain.

Who It’s For and Access from China

CCSPub is better suited to scholars, graduate students, and academic readers in religious studies, Chinese Christian studies, Sino-Western academic exchange, and the humanities and social sciences. It is especially useful for accessing open-access papers or looking for non-fee-based academic publishing channels. The text does not provide information on access stability from mainland China, so access from China should be considered unknown.