Abstract: Objective To improve the quality of the journal an d expedite the science intercommunion of antituberculosis through analysis manus cripts received by the Journal of Chinese Antituberculosis Association.Methods To check the register of the manuscripts received from 1998 to 2002 and the published journals from 1998 to 2003.The quantity of receiv ed manuscripts and accepted papers and the delay duration for publishing were calculated.Results 2592 manuscripts were received in 5 years ,about 518.4 every year,795 papers were released,the releasing ratio is 30.4%.Th e delay duration for publishing was longer.Conclusion The quant ity of the received manuscripts were enough,but the quality of the papers need t o be improved.The longer delay duration for publishing affected the information sharing timely.

Key words: Manuscript, Bibliometrics