Acta Seismologica Sinica is a comprehensive academic journal on seismology, governed by the China Association for Science and Technology, and jointly sponsored by the Seismological Society of China and the Institute of Geophysics of the China Earthquake Administration. It is published by the Editorial Office of Acta Seismologica Sinica. The journal was founded in 1979 as a quarterly publication and transitioned to a bimonthly publication in 1997. The honorary Editor-in-Chief is Academician Chen Yun-tai, and the current Editor-in-Chief is Researcher Ding Zhi-feng. The CN Serial Number is CN 11-2021/P, and the international standard serial number is ISSN 0253-3782.

Acta Seismologica Sinica primarily publishes innovative research findings and technological achievements in seismology. It also includes academic papers and research briefs in scientific fields related to earthquakes, such as geophysics, seismic geology, and engineering seismology. The journal features articles presenting different academic viewpoints in the field, review articles related to seismology, and introductions to the current research status and progress on major academic issues in seismology. Additionally, it covers developments in seismology and related technological progress. The target readership mainly includes domestic and international researchers engaged in seismology and related fields, educators, research professionals, engineers, as well as a broad audience of undergraduate and graduate students. Acta Seismologica Sinica currently features major sections such as research articles, review papers, academic discussions, and research briefs.

Acta Seismologica Sinica is recognized as a Peking University Chinese Core Journal, a CSCD Core Journal, a Key Magazine of China Technology, and a T1-category journal in the China Association for Science and Technology’s Catalog of High-Quality Scientific and Technological Journals. It is also indexed by internationally renowned databases such as Scopus, Index Copernicus, SJR (SCImago), РЖ (Russian Abstract Journal), and JST (JSTA, Japan Science and Technology Agency Database).