《機車(chē)電傳動(dòng)》創(chuàng )刊于1960年，國內外公開(kāi)發(fā)行，交通運輸（鐵路運輸）類(lèi)核心科技期刊，是中國軌道交通牽引動(dòng)力領(lǐng)域創(chuàng )辦最早的科技期刊之一，也是國家第一批認證的學(xué)術(shù)期刊。

Electric Drive for Locomotives Journal was founded in 1960?and issued at home and abroad, which belonged to the core journals of transportation (railway transportation) classification. It was one of the earliest?technical journals?of China rail transit traction power field, and it’s earned periodical?which first to receive national certification.

期刊以“宣傳軌道交通行業(yè)技術(shù)政策，及時(shí)報道行業(yè)科技新理論、新技術(shù)和新方法，服務(wù)技術(shù)創(chuàng )新的推廣和運用，促進(jìn)行業(yè)技術(shù)進(jìn)步與產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展”為宗旨，內容涵蓋機車(chē)、動(dòng)車(chē)、城軌車(chē)輛、城際列車(chē)、磁懸浮列車(chē)、有軌電車(chē)及智能軌道交通車(chē)等車(chē)型及其相關(guān)技術(shù)。

The purpose of the periodical is: promoting rail transit industry technical policy, reporting new theory, new technology and new method of science industry, serving the promotion and application of technology innovation, promoting industrial technological progress and industry growth. The journal content contains locomotive, EMU, urban rail vehicle, inter-city train, maglev train, tramcar, intelligent rail transit vehicle and related technology.