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1、HOW TO WRITE A WORLD CLASS PAPERElsevier Author Workshop at Beijing Institute of Technology,23th JulyWitold Pedrycz,PhD,DSciTIPS,TRAPS AND TRAVESTIESOutlineTo publish or not to publishWriting a quality manuscriptPreparationsArticle constructionLanguageTechnical detailsRevisions and response to revie
2、wersEthical issuesConclusions:getting acceptedInformation SciencesInformation SciencesImpact Factor(IF)2007To publish or not to publishWhy publish?Scientists publish to share with the research community findings that advance knowledge and understandingTo present new,original results or methodsTo rat
3、ionalize published resultsTo present a review of the field or to summarize a particular topicPublish or perishFunding BodiesScientists/CliniciansGrant WritingJournal PublicationPublishers do not want zero-cited articlesEditors now regularly analyze citations per article “The statistic that 27%of our
4、 papers were not cited in 5 years was disconcerting.It certainly indicates that it is important to maintain high standards when accepting papers.nothing would have been lost except the CVs of those authors would have been shorter”Marv Bauer,Editor,Remote Sensing of EnvironmentPublishers do want qual
5、ityWANTEDOriginalitySignificant advances in fieldAppropriate methods and conclusionsReadabilityStudies that meet ethical standardsNOT WANTEDDuplications Reports of no scientific interestWork out of dateInappropriate methods or conclusionsStudies with insufficient dataCan I publish this?Have you done
6、 something new and interesting?Have you checked the latest results in the field?Have the findings been verified?Have the appropriate controls been performed?Do your findings tell a nice story or is the story incomplete?Is the work directly related to a current hot topic?Have you provided solutions t
7、o any difficult problems?If all answers are“yes”,then start preparing your manuscript.Writing a quality manuscriptPreparationsWhat type of manuscript?Full articles/Original articles Letters/Rapid Communications/Short CommunicationsReview papers/PerspectivesSelf-evaluate your work:Is it sufficient fo
8、r a full article?Or are your results so thrilling that they need to be revealed as soon as possible?Ask your supervisor and colleagues for advice on manuscript type.Sometimes outsiders may see things more clearly than you.Who is the audience?Do you want to reach specialists,multidisciplinary researc
9、hers,or a general audience?You will need to adjust information and writing style accordinglyJournals,even in similar subjects,reach readers with different backgroundsEach journal has its own style;read other articles to get an idea of what is acceptedIs the readership worldwide or local?Which journa
10、l?Consider:Aims and scope(check journal websites and recent articles)Types of articlesReadershipCurrent hot topics(go through recent abstracts)Asking colleagues for adviceSometimes it is necessary to lower ones sights or return to the lab/clinic to obtain more dataDO NOT gamble by scattering your ma
11、nuscript to many journals Only submit once!International ethics standards prohibit multiple simultaneous submissions,and editors DO find out!All editors hate wasting time on poorly prepared manuscriptsIt is a sign of disrespectConsulting the Guide for Authors will save your time and the editors Form
12、atConsult and apply the list of guidelines in the“Guide for Authors”Ensure that you use the correct:LayoutSection lengths(stick to word limits)Nomenclature,abbreviations and spelling(British vs.American)Reference formatNumber/type of figures and tablesStatisticsWriting a quality manuscriptArticle co
13、nstructionArticle structureTitleAuthorsAbstractKeywordsMain text(IMRaD)IntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussion(Conclusion)AcknowledgementsReferencesSupplementary materialNeed to be accurate and informative for effective indexing and searchingEach has a distinct function TitleA good title should contain
14、 the fewest possible words that adequately describe the contents of a paperDOConvey main findings of researchBe specificBe conciseBe completeAttract readersDONTUse unnecessary jargonUse uncommon abbreviationsUse ambiguous termsUse unnecessary detailFocus on part of the content onlyRelationships betw
15、een information processing,depression,fatigue and cognition in multiple sclerosis Slower processing is correlated with higher levels of depressed mood,fatigue,lower verbal fluency,fewer words and digits recalled and poorer recall of visual-spatial information in MS patients TitleAuthors and affiliat
16、ions Surnames:Prez-Garca/Prez/GarcaMiddle Initial:Use consistently or not at allFirst Names:Dave/DavidAffiliation:Faculty of Medicine/Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Be consistent with spelling,full versus short names,full versus short addressesAbstractTypes:Indicative(descriptive)abstracts o
17、utline the topics covered in a piece of writing so the reader can decide whether or not to read on.Often used in review articles and conference reports Informative abstracts summarize the article based on the IMRaD structure,but without section headings Structured abstracts follow headings required
18、by the journal.Often used in Medical journals Check carefully which type fits the journal of your choiceAbstractThe quality of an abstract will strongly influence The quality of an abstract will strongly influence the editors decisionthe editors decisionA good abstract:Is precise and honestCan stand
19、 aloneUses no technical jargonIs brief and specificCites no referencesUse the abstract to“sell”your articleUse the abstract to“sell”your articleKeywordsKeywords are important for indexing:they Keywords are important for indexing:they enable your manuscript to be more easily enable your manuscript to
20、 be more easily identified and citedidentified and citedCheck the Guide for Authors for journal Check the Guide for Authors for journal requirementsrequirements Keywords should be specificKeywords should be specific Avoid uncommon abbreviations and general termsAvoid uncommon abbreviations and gener
21、al termsKeywordsBad keywords:Psychiatric disorder,NRG1,LD,SNPs,Japanese large sample,associationIntroductionProvide the necessary background Provide the necessary background information to put your work into information to put your work into contextcontextIt should be clear from the introduction:It
22、should be clear from the introduction:Why the current work was performedWhy the current work was performed aimsaims significancesignificance What has been done beforeWhat has been done before What was done(in brief terms)What was done(in brief terms)What was achieved(in brief terms)What was achieved
23、(in brief terms)IntroductionDODO Consult the Guide for Authors for word limitConsult the Guide for Authors for word limit“Set the scene”“Set the scene”Outline“the problem”and hypothesesOutline“the problem”and hypotheses Ensure that the literature cited is balanced,up Ensure that the literature cited
24、 is balanced,up to date and relevantto date and relevant Define any non-standard abbreviations and Define any non-standard abbreviations and jargonjargonIntroductionDONTDONT Write an extensive review of the fieldWrite an extensive review of the field Cite disproportionately your own work,work of Cit
25、e disproportionately your own work,work of colleagues or work that supports your findings while colleagues or work that supports your findings while ignoring contradictory studies or work by competitorsignoring contradictory studies or work by competitors Describe methods,results or conclusions othe
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