As an important sector of periodicals of social science aiming to propagate and carry out the Party s line and policies,the restricted periodicals must uphold the guidance of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought,keep consistent with the Party Central Committee while embodying their own special style and feature.

This article analyses the characteristics of the modernized management of Journal Editorial Department,such as interrelationship,objections,arrangement of ideas and adaption to surroundings,etc.

Based on the principles of the index system of modern management and its establishment in the journal editorial department, the article illustrates the tree of the index system and discusses its function.