Abstract: The function and meaning of column set-up for scientific and technical journal on executive editors，authors and readers were introduced. The principles of column set-up for scientific and technical journal were expounded. Several problems of column set-up for scientific and technical journal which need to be considered were discussed. How to name the column of scientific and technical journal properly was analyzed. The column set- up and changes of Research on Iron and Steel of 17 years from the year of 2000 to now were introduced，and the reference of column set-up for scientific and technical journal was provided.

Key words: scientific and technical journal, column set-up, Research on Iron and Steel, characteristic, stability