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Regarding Zhengxianling - China's first pan - international talent recruitment platform
Zhengxianling is developed and operated by Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. The company mainly provides international services such as talent job-seeking and recruitment, recruitment and introduction of high-level talents / science and technology innovation-related talents (Overseas Excellent Young Talents, Qiming Plan, online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), academic exchanges, and software development. In due time, we will launch language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. to meet the needs of global users. Up to now, the company has established communication channels with national ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology, talent offices of the Organization Departments of some provincial and municipal Party committees, departments of human resources and social security, industry and information technology, science and technology, trade unions, chambers of commerce, academic societies, associations, 985 and 211 universities in various regions across the country, HRs of some enterprises, the International Academician Consortium, the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, and some international institutions in countries such as Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, and QS World's top 100 universities (MIT, Oxford, the University of Melbourne...).
Service items are as follows:
A. Recruitment and introduction of international high-level / science and technology innovation-related talents (doctors, post-doctors, academicians) (online and offline job fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, headhunting, etc.), overseas enterprise study tours, academic exchanges, and software development.
B. Operation of Zhengxianling® (The types of talents on the platform and official account are not limited. Note: The official website is undergoing upgrading and renovation).
Service-supported regions:
China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, the United States, Canada, etc. (covering more than 100 countries and regions).
Main service content: Online and offline special high-level talent job fairs for cities, parks, and employers, talent-introduction activities related to science and technology innovation (project solicitation, screening, roadshow... implementation, etc.), investment promotion, academic exchange conferences, online job-seeking and recruitment, and offline services are available in the above-mentioned designated countries.
In the past 2024, we have successively joined the Hubei Chushang Federation in China and the World Federation of Inventors' Associations [IFIA], and have established the grand goal of building Zhengxianling into China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform (Language platforms and APPs in AI English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. will be launched in due time. The establishment of the International HRD (HR) Alliance is in progress), and in the future, it will serve billions of users in more than 200 countries around the world. As of December 31, 2024, we have received a reply from the chairman of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA, welcoming Yuntong Technology and Zhengxianling to join the cooperation of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission WDTA in 2025. Starting from 2025, we will cooperate with the International Academician Consortium and may participate in activities such as the FCPAE (Federation of Chinese Professionals in Europe) European Forum to facilitate international talent exchanges and cooperation, thereby promoting scientific and technological innovation, driving employment, serving global economic construction, and promoting friendly cross-border cooperation to create a better future. Thus, we can better serve users from all over the world.
The Chinese full name of IFIA: World Federation of Inventors' Associations. Its headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland, and San Francisco, the United States. In February 2024, after being reviewed and approved by the 47th Global Executive Committee of IFIA, Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Zhengxianling] joined the organization. For details, please refer to the official website of IFIA:
https://www.ifia.com/ifia-47th-executive-committee-meeting-held-on-feb-2024/
Our company's recruitment platform will officially launch a paid service starting from February 1, 2025. For details, please refer to:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YmOxE1snwAAvskZgwm5RxA
Currently, we are organizing online and offline special job fairs for high-level talents of international organizations. For details of the event, please refer to the push article on the schedule plan of the international high-level talent recruitment activities of Zhengxianling®:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UGfNhxHRoIs1KZF7Thsfxg
Zhengxianling® recruits a large number of overseas high-level talents and innovative talents all year round. For details, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8YaCD8xaXiDeC93a1foUKQ
Regarding the invitation letter for the initiation of the International HRD (HR) Alliance, please refer to the official account introduction:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fdg6QB82KAJCeTi0VZVZKQ
We welcome HRs of employers from all over the world, heads of universities and research institutes, academic leaders, young doctors / post-doctors / academicians and other talents to contact us or register to join our platform，The talents we recruit will be preferentially recommended to work in universities, research institutions and other units in China or various countries around the world.
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·A complete list of authors with the first name, middle initial(s), and surname of each author. An asterisk should be used to indicate each corresponding author (further symbols to indicate the affiliation(s) should not be used). A dedication line is optional.
·A full list of affiliations for all authors. These should include: the names of all authors associated with each affiliation (with all first names as initials) and the complete postal address. An institutional/company email address must be provided for all corresponding authors.
·Please include 3 to 7 keywords
·All primary research and review articles require an abstract. The abstract should not exceed 200 words and should be written in the present tense and impersonal style (i.e., avoiding we). Abbreviations must be defined when first used and the abstract should not contain any references.
Table of Contents
A short text and graphic should be provided for the Table of Contents (ToC). The ToC text should describe the main results in 50 to 60 words. It should be written for a general audience and be written in the third person.
The ToC figure should convey the main message of the article. It does not have to be a figure from the article; it can be a combination of figures or a new, original figure composed to represent the topic. The author must be the copyright holder for this figure and any images used to create it. The size of the image should be either 55 mm × 50 mm (w × h) or 110 mm × 20 mm (w × h).
References
References to the literature or to footnotes in the text are typed in square brackets as superscripts after any punctuation. These are numbered consecutively and listed (with the numbers in square brackets not as superscripts) at the end of the main body of text. They should not contain comprehensive experimental details, which should instead be included in the Experimental Section, or long explanatory text. The names of all authors should be given, starting with the initials of given names followed by the family name (“et al.” should not be used). The names of the last two authors should be separated by a comma (not by “and”). Composite references may be used; the individual parts should be separated by a semicolon and labeled a), b), c), and not (a), (b), (c). Please double check your references to ensure correct (online) linkage.
Mode of citation: Only a comma is required between the name of the last author and the title of the journal. Journal titles should be abbreviated in accordance with theChemical Abstracts Service Source Index(CASSI; no commas appear in the journal names) and italicized. The journal title should be followed (no comma) by the year of publication (in boldface), comma, volume number (in italics), comma, first page or article number, period (or a semicolon within a composite reference).
The following examples show citation formats for common reference types:
Journals Articles:[1] a) Y. Zou, M. Zheng, W. Yang, F. Meng, K. Miyata, H. J. Kim, K. Kataoka, Z. ZhongAdv. Mater.2017,29, 1703285; b) E. Branscomb, M. J. Russell,BioEssays2018,40, 1700179; c) A. Behrens, K. Foremny, T. Doll,Phys. Status Solidi A., https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700873; d) A. Jones, B. Smith, unpublished.
Books:[2] R. J. Farrauto, L. Dorazio, C. H. Bartholomew,Introduction to Catalysis and Industrial Catalytic Processes, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ2016.
Chapter in a Multi-Authored Book:[3] J. Lienemann, A. Greiner, J. G. Korvink, X. Xiong, Y. Hanein, K. F. Böhringer, inSensors Update, Vol. 13 (Eds: H. Baltes, G. K. Fedder, J. G. Korvink), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany 2004, Ch. 1.
Proceedings Volumes:[4] a) C. D'silva, V. Parthasarathy, S. N. Rao, inProc. 2016 Workshop Wearable Systems Applications(Eds: E. H. Lee, A. L. Copley), ACM, New York2016, 13; b) C. D’silva, presented at14th Annual Int. Conf. Mobile Systems, Applications, Services, New York, June2016.
Thesis and Patents:[5] a) Y. Sheima,Master Thesis, Universität Freiburg2017.; b) H.-S. Seo, D.-C. Kim (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.), Ger. 2016122271,2016.
Preprints:[6] A. Bag, M. Neugebauer, U. Mick, S. Christiansen, S. A. Schulz, P. Banzer, (Preprint) arXiv:1909.04478, v2, submitted: Sept2019.
Additional reference examples are provided in the manuscript templates.
Tables, Figures and Schemes
Tables should be provided with a brief legend and should only be subdivided by three horizontal lines (head rule, neck rule, foot rule). Tables with only one or two columns and columns with only one or two entries are to be avoided. For footnotes in tables, Roman lowercase letters followed by a closing parenthesis should be used. All tables are numbered (Arabic numerals) in the sequence in which they are referred to in the text. When tables are cited in the text, the word “Table” should be used without abbreviation.
Each figure and scheme should have a caption and should be inserted in-line within the main text. All figures and schemes must be mentioned in the text in numerical order. Different types of atoms in structural chemistry figures should be clearly distinguishable (by color). The full word Figure should be used in all parts of the manuscript when figures are cited.
Vector graphic images such as plots, graphs, and line diagrams (including chemical structures) should either be embedded into a Word document or saved as a PDF, PS, or EPS file. Original files of graphical items prepared using ChemDraw or Photoshop may also be included. Bitmap graphic images such as photographs and electron microscope images should be saved as TIFF or PNG files; each figure part must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi (1000 pixels wide when the image is typeset at a single column width). More details can be found in theManuscript Preparation Checklistand Graphics FAQ tab.
Supporting Information
Supporting Information is information that is not essential to the article but provides greater depth and background. It is hosted online and appears without editing or typesetting. Succinct text and the necessary graphics for the Supporting Information must be submitted, where possible, as a separate document (i.e., Word, or PDF). The document should include the title and names of all the authors and a template that can be used to prepare this page is included in the manuscript template. Any graphics should be embedded into the Supporting Information file and should not be submitted as separate graphics files. The author must keep a copy of the Supporting Information and make this available to readers upon request. Other types of Supporting Information, e.g., multimedia files, raw data, code, etc., may be provided separately, with large files provided in a compressed file format, e.g., .zip or .rar.
Acknowledgements
All funding sources relevant to the work reported should be acknowledged, including grant numbers and names of funding bodies. Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgements, with permission from the contributor.
Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare financial/commercial conflicts of interest. If the authors have no conflicts of interest, this should be stated.
