Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry was renamed from its original Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Letter founded in March 1982 under the approvals of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Press and Publication Administration of the PRC in 1995 for its public publication. This bulletin is an academic journal, which is organized by the Chinese Society for Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry (CSMPG) and the Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is supervised by the China Association for Science and Technology. The publishing purpose of this journal is to adhere the basic line of the Communist Party of China, to report the latest and high-level research results and comprehensive reviews on mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry and sedimentology at home and abroad, to exchange information and to guide the work of the CSMPG. The bulletin is characterized with rapid publication, novel views, large amount of information, short publication cycle, accurately reported results and outstanding scientific value. It plays the role of bridge and link between the CSMPG and members of the CSMPG. It is the garden plot of academic activities for members of the CSMPG.