The forum on the development strategy of The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law (The CJCL), which is published by OUP and edited by Prof. Wenhua SHAN, Dean of XJTU School of Law, was held at the Silk Road Institute for International and Comparative Law of XJTU School of Law on November 1, 2013. During the forum, Prof. Zhuangde JIANG, Vice-president of XJTU, met with the representatives present, and proposed guidances on the development of both The CJCL and the School of Law.

It is the first forum on the development strategy of The CJCL since its publication and Madam Mandy Hill, Director of OUP Global Academic Publishing, attended the forum in person. Madam Wendy DING, President of OUP Global Academic Publishing China, and Mr. Kimi ZENG, Publishing Manager represented OUP to attend the forum as well. Besides, the forum also brought together several members of the editorial board of The CJCL, such as Prof. Wenhua SHAN, Chief Editor, Prof. Qiao LIU, Associate Managing Editor, Prof. Vincent R. Johnson, Associate Editor, Prof. Jiangyu WANG, Associate Editor, and four members of the editorial board, namely, Song LU, Professor of China Foreign Affairs University, Prof. Haifeng ZHAO, Dean of the School of Law of Harbin Institute of Technology, Qing ZHANG, Professor of China University of Political Science and Law and Lawyer Xin ZHANG, Partner of Global Law Office.

At the forum, Madam Mandy Hill fully affirmed the achievements, put forward constructive suggestions on the development of The CJCL, and provided valuable policy support. The scholars and experts present first reviewed the great achievements on the quality of contributions, journal promotion and many other aspects since the publication of The CJCL, and then discussed current issues on The CJCL, including the improvement of the printing quality, the enhancement of the citation rate, and the advancement of the electronic database. Through the in-depth discussion, representatives further defined and confirmed the development strategy and goals of The CJCL in both short and long term and presented feasible implementation plans. The CJCL has officially published two issues since 2012, and it has received recognition from both domestic and foreign academic communities based on the large number and the high quality of contributions.