英文科技論文寫作與發(fā)表

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李百煉bailian_li@科技論文寫作與發(fā)表Improvethechancesofgettingyourmanuscriptaccepted

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論文的接受率SuggestionsfrommyexperienceasAuthorsandAssociateEditorsforseveralInternationaljournalsHighCompetitionandDemandforGoodPapersIncreasedmanuscriptsubmissionsEspeciallyfromChinaandotherdevelopingcountriesHigh%Papersrejectedwithoutreview40%Papersrejectedafterreview60%Papersacceptedafterreview35%Overallacceptancerate

CriteriaUsedforScreeningScopeofthejournalCharacteristicsofthepaper*Administrativecriteria*Originality*ThemerelevanceProjectedimpactEthics

CharacteristicsofthePaperIstheresearchhypothesis-driven,ratherthandescriptive?Istheexperimentaldesignandstatisticalanalysesappropriate?Arethemethodsappropriate?Aretheresultsexplainedinalogicalmanner?Aretheresultsconsistentwiththeconclusions?Doesthepaperhaveanobviousideologicalagenda?

AdministrativeCriteriaWillthepaperneedsignificanteditorialassistance?Isthepaperwithinguidelinesforpagelimits?DoesthepaperconformtoEHPformat?Arethefiguresofsufficientqualityforreproduction?Arethereferencesintheappropriateformat?IstheCompetingFinancialDisclosureformcompleteandaccurate?Howmuchmaterialcouldbeplacedintosupplementalmaterials?

OriginalityPapersmustnotbepublishedinprintoronlineelsewhereattimeofsubmissionClearlydifferentfromworkalreadypublishedAddressesanewornovelconceptormethodAddsto“weightoftheevidence”inanyparticulardisciplineorfield科技論文寫作與發(fā)表WritingagoodpaperIndentifyingatargetjournalInstructionstoAuthorsCommunicatingwitheditorsandreviewerswhattodowhenapaperisrejectedwhattodowhenapaperisacceptedSomesuggestionsIsthereastorytotell?研究有新的發(fā)現(xiàn)和觀點(diǎn)嗎？DidIhaveaclearhypothesis?你是否有清晰的研究假設(shè)?Whatwastherationalefortheproject?理論依據(jù)是什么？DidIperformathoroughliteraturereview?

我是否做了詳盡的文獻(xiàn)研究WritingagoodpaperWhatisthehistoricalcontextofthework?過往的研究的歷史背景Didtheexperimentstestthathypothesis?你的實(shí)驗(yàn)是否驗(yàn)證了你的假設(shè)？Istheexperimentaldesigndefendable?你的實(shí)驗(yàn)設(shè)計(jì)是否經(jīng)得起推敲？Howdomyfindingsrelatetotheexistingknowledge?你的發(fā)現(xiàn)與現(xiàn)有的知識(shí)有何關(guān)聯(lián)？WritingagoodpaperIdentifyingaTargetJournalSelectajournalthatpublishesworkrelevanttoyourareaofresearchConsiderjournalsthatyouhavecitedinyourworkDonotwritethepaperandthenlookforajournalAssociateEditorsandEditorialReviewBoard

SelectioncriteriaReadershipSCIandImpactFactorAccess(openaccessvs.subscriptiononly)ReviewprocessPublicationtime(e-pubaheadofprint)LikelihoodofacceptanceInstructionstoAuthors

ScopeofthejournalManuscriptsubmissionMaximumlengthofarticle/abstractSectionstoincludeinthearticleGuidelinesregardingwritingstyleGuidelinesforfiguresandtablesFormatofreferencesLookatrecentissuesofthejournal!主要編審人員Editor-in-Chief-決定論文接受與否和裁決其他重大問題ScienceEditor-對(duì)論文篩選作主要決定、安排Associateeditors、回答作者疑問ManagingEditor-統(tǒng)籌文字編輯、出版時(shí)間、論文總體質(zhì)量把關(guān)ManuscriptEditor文字編輯、核對(duì)修改細(xì)節(jié)AssociateEditor=ReviewersPreliminaryScreeningAssigntoAssociateEditorEICMakesDecisionAcceptRejectwithoutReviewSendtoReviewersRejectOn-LineVersionPrintVersionManuscriptReviewProcessPreliminaryScreening

-Appropriatenessofsubjectmatter -Significantadvancesinthefield -Newornovelconceptorapproach -Overallqualityofthestudy -Clarityandreadability -CompliancewithinstructionsAbout20-60%ofthepaperssubmittedgotrejectedinpreliminaryscreening.Acceptasitis(extremelyrare)Acceptifsuitablyrevised(3or4roundsofrevision)ReconsiderifrevisedRejectEditor-in-Chiefmakesdecisionbasedonassociateeditor’ssuggestionsAfterReviewWhattodowhenapaperisrejectedRequesttobereconsideredRevisebasedoncommentsandsuggestions-CheckwiththeeditorbeforeyousubmititagainSubmitittoanotherjournal-ITA(作者指南）-Coverletter-Don’tignorecommentsfromthereviewersReviseandresubmitpromptly.Includealettersayingwhatrevisionsweremade.Ifyoureceivedalistofrequestedrevisions,addresseachintheletter.Provideapageandlinenumberwhenreferringtorevisionsmadeinthemanuscript.Ifyoudisagreewitharequestedrevision,presentyourargumentsreasonablyandpolitelyratherthanignorethecomment.WhattodowhenapaperisacceptedSomesuggestionsCoverletterAbstractandtitleWritingEnglishasasecondlanguageSomeethicalissuesFinalchecklistExpandyouracademicnetworkCoverletterOriginality

原創(chuàng)性Exclusivesubmission一稿一投EthnicsofScientificpublication學(xué)術(shù)道德和人道標(biāo)準(zhǔn)Recommendreviewers推薦評(píng)審人把握“推銷”的最好機(jī)會(huì)DearEditor:Wewouldliketosubmitanoriginalmanuscriptentitled“xxxxxxxxx”tobeconsideredforpublicationinEHPjornalasanoriginalarticle.

Thismanuscripthasnotbeensubmittedtoanyotherjournalsforpublication.ThestudycomplieswiththeoriginalresearchresultsfromxxxxxxxxxxxWealsoconfirmthatallthelistedco-authorshaveparticipatedactivelyinthestudy,andhaveseenandapprovedthesubmittedmanuscript.Theauthorsdonothaveanypossibleconflictsofinterest.IwouldsuggestthefollowingsaspossiblereviewersforthispaperxxxExampleofCoverLetterAbstract Itisa“window”thatrevealsthecontentsofthemanuscript.Limitedlength:<250wordsItshouldsummarizeeachofthemainsectionsofthepaper,includingthefollowing:thebackground(1-3sentences)thehypothesis(1sentence)modelsystemsusedgeneralmethodsashortdescriptionoftheresultsastatementregardingthesignificanceoftheworkTitleAclear,specific,andconcisestatementreflectingthemajorfindingsreportedinthemanuscript.Keywordsthatwillattracttheinterestoftheeditor,thereviewer,andreader.Usethefewestwordspossibletoadequatelydescribethecontentsofthepaper.Titleshouldnotcontainabbreviations,chemicalformulas,proprietarynames,orjargon.WritinginEnglishasaSecondLanguageTheessentialsarecontent,organization,andclarity.Ifthecontentisgood,paperiswellorganized,andisclear,itislikelytobeacceptedeveniftheEnglishwritingisnotperfect.Ifthecontentispoor,paperisbadlyorganized,orisunclear,itislikelytoberejectedeveniftheEnglishwritingisexcellent.EthicalIssuesPlagiarismAnti-plagiarismchecksareroutinePlagiarismchecker:/cs/SelfplagiarismIt’snotOKandshouldbeavoided -RephraseitEthicalIssuesConflictofFinancialInterestDeclarationsInfluenceoffundingsourcesoragenciesDeclareanypotentialconflictsEveniftheydidnotbiasyourresultsShouldnotdisqualifyyourpaperAskifunsureandalwaysdeclareifindoubtEthicalIssuesDuplicatePublication(Originality)DonotsubmittomorethanonejournalatatimeDonotpublishsameresearchinmultiplejournalsConsultwitheditorsifpaperhasbeenpublishedasaninternalreportSamefindingsmaynotberepublished(exceptunderspecialcircumstances,withoriginalsourcecited)Dividingoneresearchprojec