paper 格式

以下是英文期刊写作的总体框架。

目录

目录

目录

Front Matter

Research Manuscript Sectiosn

Back Matter

Cover Letter

1. How important is the cover letter？And who will read the cover letter?

 2. How to write a right cover letter?

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Research mannluscripts should comprise:

• Front matter: Title, Author list, Affiliations, Abstract, Keypoints
• Research manuscript sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions
• Back matter: Supplementary Materials，Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, Conflicts of interest, References

Front Matter

abstract：The abstract should be a total of about 200 words maximum.The abstract should be s single paragraph and should follow the style of strucured abstracts, and without headings:

1) Background : Place the question addressed in abroad context and highlight the purposed of the study;

2)Methods: Describe briefly the main methods of treaments applied. Include any relevat preregistration numbees.

3)Results: Summarize the article's main findings;

4)Conclusion：Indicate the main conclusions or interpretations. The abstract should be an objective representations of the article: it must not contain results which are not present ed and substantiated in the main text and should not exaggerate the main conoclusions.

 

Research Manuscript Sectiosn

• Introduction

    The introduction should briefly place the study in a board cotext and highlight why it is important. It should define the purpose  

of the work and its significance. Keep the introduction comprehensible to scientjists working outside the topic of the paper.

• Materials and Methods

They should be descrjibed with sufficient detail to allow others to replicate and build on published results.New methods and protocols should be described in detail while well-established method can be briefly described and appropriately cited. 

• Results

 

• Discussion

Author should discuss  the results and how they can be interpreted in perspective of previous studies.

The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible and limitiations of the work.

Future research directions may also be mentioned. This section may be combined with Results.

• conclusions

This section is not mandatory, but cna be added to the manuscript if the discussion is unusually long or comples.

• Patents

Back Matter

• supplementary Materials
• Acknowledgements
• Author Contributions
• Conflicts of interest
• References

 

Cover Letter

A cover letter must be included with each manuscript submission.

It should be concise and explain why the content of the paper is significant, placing the findings in the context of existing work and why it fits the scope of the journal.

Confirm that neither the manuscipt nor any parts of its content are currently under consideration or published in another journal.

Any prior submissions of the manuscript to MDPI journals must be acknowledged.

The names of proposed and excluded reviewers should be proviede in the submission system, not in the cover letter.

1. How important is the cover letter？And who will read the cover letter?

 Cover letters are provided for editors only, which means that, unlike the title and abstract that will be visible to, let’s hope, billions of people once the paper is published, the cover letter is going to be seen and read by a very tiny group of people.  Nevertheless, these are the people who have the responsibility to decide whether a manuscript is suitable for consideration in the journal it was submitted to.  So, convincing the editors that your paper makes a valuable contribution to the knowledge in the field is important, and that’s why you need to put your cover letter to work.  The cover letter is your first “formal” interaction with a journal, and it embodies a request, so to speak, to consider your article for publication. But it also provides you with an excellent opportunity to present the significanceof your scientific contribution.

 2. How to write a right cover letter?

 Some Tips from Catarina, the Editor of Trends in Molecular Medicine.  Two aspects you need to understand clearly.  

2.1 Cover letter basics: What do we look for?

 1). Let’s start with content.  You should succinctly explain what was previously known and then state your motivation for wishing to publish.  Such as:  What sets apart this scientific contribution?   What is the significance of the work, and where does the article lead us?   Will this research be of interest to a broad readership?  

2). Get to the point.  Succinctlyexplain the topic of discussion, and quickly convey the key conclusions. Generally, one page suffices and is preferred.

 3). Do not rehash the abstract of the paper.  Copying and pasting the abstract into your cover letter verbatim is a big no-no. Instead,  you need to venture beyond the summary: write a sentence that takes you further than the obvious conclusions.  Such as:  How does the content move the field forward?   Are the implications far-reaching?  

4). Get excited!  Your excitement about the scientific contributions can undoubtedly inspire the editor who’s reading the cover letter. Overall, the sentiment of “you’re gonna love reading this paper!“ should seep through—make that happen!

 5). Including a wish list of reviewers.  Relevant information on potential reviewers (including their field of expertise) can be included and is definitely a plus, as it can be quite helpful to the editor.  Don’t provide a long list of excluded reviewers (three maximum), and most certainly do not suggest excluding authors from entire continents on the map! Also, save the editor some time by specifying which author should be the lead contact, and indicate their affiliation.  当然这一部分有的会直接在投稿系统中填写，就不需要占用Cover letter的空间了。

 6). Keep it simple and humble.  In terms of style, consider sincerity and simplicity. Statements indicating that the article or related findings have been presented at X number of conferences and are “tremendously” well received by the scientific community—or otherwise—do not add much to the cover letter. They might instead suggest right off the bat that a lot of cooing and convincing of the journal editor will be required. So let the “science” speak for itself. Also, a statement declaring that the article is original and isn’t being considered elsewhere can only add to your cause!  

7). Proofread your letter by checking the spelling, grammar, and syntax.

 8). Check every detail.  Avoid mistakes such as directing the cover letter to the editor(s) of a different journal, or to a different

journal altogether.