The publicity phase lasts several working days, and the project approval process takes longer. In this process, the project application will be reviewed by the review expert group, and the relevant departments will make a decision on approval. The whole process takes 1-2 months. The national social science fund projects are declared online in the whole process, starting at around 10 every year, and being publicized in March of the following year, with the publicity time ranging from 3 to 7 working days.