[Purpose/significance] There is an urgent need for more scientific and applicable research evaluation criteria in order to develop Chinese characteristics system of philosophy and social sciences.[Method/process] This paperanalyzes the basic law of the development of philosophy and social sciences and its research evaluation, and expounds that Chinese characteristics research evaluation have four fundamental principles: subject consciousness, value guidance, local application, and multiple inclusiveness. [Result/conclusion] By literature review, questionnaire survey, brainstorm expert discussion and other methods, this paper sorts out three levels of criteria for Chinese characteristics philosophy and social sciences research evaluation: political criteria, practical criteria, and academic criteria, which consist of twelve sub criteria. Composition, connotation and implementation difficulties of this criteria system are also discussed.