The rapid development of network,especially internet technology,provide new development space and the strong technological support for the modernization of scientific and technological periodical lay-out methods.

On standardization of compilations of the journals of social sciences;

Three things a periodical editor should do in everyday work;

The cultivation of periodical editor’s quality under the condition of market economy;

The job of periodical editors is complex and sucsessive, which needs not only creativity on synthetical brain labor, but also the thought of working as maritage for others .

This paper sets forth the comprehensive qualities demanded on journal editors in the information age and it is hoped that it ll be beneficial for newly fellow editors.

To improve the journal editors informational accomplishment includes strengthening their awareness of information, enriching their "information bank", enhancing their skills to utilize and master informational tools, so as to help cultivate their ability to evaluate, analyze and utilize information comprehensively and accurately, and to achieve extensive and effective choice of information.