司马迁的编辑思想主要体现为：“究天人之际，通古今之变”为其编辑指导思想；编辑选材广泛，考订审慎；“详今薄古”为其重要的编辑原则；兼容并包为其编辑气魄的鲜明特色。

• His editoral principles mainly incarnates as follows: his editoral guiding ideology is the study between universe and human being, and know the change between ancient and today; edite and select material widey, while check material cautiously; recod tody more than old days is his important editoral priciples, all-embracing is distinctive characteristics in his editorial spirit.