中华书局《中华教育界》创刊时间论

On the Publishing Date of the First Issue of Zhonghua Book Company's Chung Hwa Educational Review

《中华教育界》是中华书局史上的第一种杂志。围绕该教育杂志之创刊时间,在中华书局史讲述、中国出版史回顾、中国教育史研究中,主要可见1912年1月25日和1912年3月25日两种记录。基于对中国国家图书馆藏本等多种创刊号的查证、民国元年中华书局活动史的梳理、杂志首卷所载文章与广告信息的疏通,可证《中华教育界》的创刊时间为1912年1月25日。

Chung Hwa Educational Review was the first magazine published by Zhonghua Book Company.There has been some debate regarding the exact date of its inaugural issue,with records on the history of Zhonghua Book Company,Chinese publishing history and Chinese education history typically citing either January 25,1912,or March 25,1912.By verifying four original issues,including those collected by the National Library of China,summarizing the activities of Zhonghua Book Company in the first year of the Republic of China,and analyzing the articles and advertisements in the magazine's first volume,it can be confirmed that Chung Hwa Educational Review was first published on January 25,1912.