Twenty-four of the 31 journals received funding from the government; 20 had page-charges; six received remuneration from advertisements; six received sponsorship from the National Fund for Natural Sciences; and eight received sponsorship from other sources. Seven journals ran a deficit balance; 14 achieved breakeven and two made profits (no reply from eight journals). Given these disturbing facts, Yu et al. [101] suggested that while the Chinese government should increase its financial investment in these journals, the editorial boards should also learn how to manage the journals more efficiently.