英文科技论文写作与发表

北卡州立大学NCSTATEUniversity

李百炼bailian_li@科技论文写作与发表Improvethechancesofgettingyourmanuscriptaccepted

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论文的接受率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科技论文写作与发表WritingagoodpaperIndentifyingatargetjournalInstructionstoAuthorsCommunicatingwitheditorsandreviewerswhattodowhenapaperisrejectedwhattodowhenapaperisacceptedSomesuggestionsIsthereastorytotell?研究有新的发现和观点吗？DidIhaveaclearhypothesis?你是否有清晰的研究假设?Whatwastherationalefortheproject?理论依据是什么？DidIperformathoroughliteraturereview?

我是否做了详尽的文献研究WritingagoodpaperWhatisthehistoricalcontextofthework?过往的研究的历史背景Didtheexperimentstestthathypothesis?你的实验是否验证了你的假设？Istheexperimentaldesigndefendable?你的实验设计是否经得起推敲？Howdomyfindingsrelatetotheexistingknowledge?你的发现与现有的知识有何关联？WritingagoodpaperIdentifyingaTargetJournalSelectajournalthatpublishesworkrelevanttoyourareaofresearchConsiderjournalsthatyouhavecitedinyourworkDonotwritethepaperandthenlookforajournalAssociateEditorsandEditorialReviewBoard

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

ScopeofthejournalManuscriptsubmissionMaximumlengthofarticle/abstractSectionstoincludeinthearticleGuidelinesregardingwritingstyleGuidelinesforfiguresandtablesFormatofreferencesLookatrecentissuesofthejournal!主要编审人员Editor-in-Chief-决定论文接受与否和裁决其他重大问题ScienceEditor-对论文筛选作主要决定、安排Associateeditors、回答作者疑问ManagingEditor-统筹文字编辑、出版时间、论文总体质量把关ManuscriptEditor文字编辑、核对修改细节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

原创性Exclusivesubmission一稿一投EthnicsofScientificpublication学术道德和人道标准Recommendreviewers推荐评审人把握“推销”的最好机会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