Natural Product Research and Development (NPRD) is a monthly published academic journal officially approved by the State Scientific and Technological Commission (SSTC) and General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) of the People’s Republic of China and is openly published all over the world. NPRD is one of the earliest journal reporting researches and developments related to natural products in China. It is jointly hosted by Chengdu Branch of the National Science Library, Diao Group of Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Engineering Research Center for Natural Medicines and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica of Sichuan Province.