问询信和投稿信Cover Letters and Query Letters.docx
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问询信和投稿信CoverLettersandQueryLetters
科技写作漫谈:
投稿信(coverletter)的写作
该资料由本人杨云方(2010212362)收集,只供传播教育使用。
RitesofSubmission:
CoverLettersandQueryLetters
byJacquelineK.Ogburn
Coverslettersandquerylettersareasourceofgreatanxietyforwriters.Becausethesubmissionprocessseemssomysterious,coverlettersareviewedastalismansorluckycharms,themagicobjectthatwillopenthedoorleadingtopublication,fameandfortune.Notquite.Aterrificcoverletterneversoldabadmanuscript,andmanylovelybookshavesoldinspiteoftheircoverletters.Querylettersaretrickier,becausetheyaretheproverbialfootinthedoor.
Sowhatisagoodcoverletter?
Firstitisacourtesy.Asaneditor,Ididfindsubmissionsthatlackedacoverletterabitrude,likeaphonecallerwhodoesn'tbothersayinghellooridentifyingthemselvesbeforelaunchingintotheconversation.Likeanybusinessletter,itshouldincludeyournameandaddress.Thetextshouldhavethetitleofyourmanuscriptandwhattypeofbook--picturebook,easy-to-read,nonfiction,etc.Itshouldbesimpleanddirectandsigned.That'sit.
Agoodqueryletterisadifferentbeast.Simplicityisstillaprimevirtue,butaqueryletterisacome-on;itshouldenticetheeditortoreadmore.Itshouldgiveatasteofyourbook,adescriptionofwhatitis,whatisspecialaboutit,anditshouldbelessthanonepagelong.
Ihearskepticalquestionsfromthebackoftheroom:
butwhataboutmarketinginformation,readinglevels,testimonialsfrommyhighschoolEnglishteacher,myexperienceasateacherinaspecialschoolforthedouble-jointed?
Followingoneofthebasicrulesofgoodwritingtoshow,nottell,Ihavewrittenaselectionofcoverlettersandaquerytoidentifycommonapproachesandproblems.
投稿信(coverletter)中应包括的内容
投稿信有助于稿件被送到合适的编辑(对于多编辑的期刊而言)或可能的评审人手中.没有投稿信的稿件可能会给编辑造成一些困惑:
如:
这篇稿件是投给哪种刊物的?
何种栏目?
是新稿还是修改稿?
如果是修改稿的话,是哪位编辑负责的?
如果这篇稿件有多位作者的话,哪一位是通讯作者?
其联系地址是哪一个?
等等.
为节省编辑的时间,投稿信要尽量写得简短明了、重点突出,最好不要超过一页.其中包括的内容大致有:
(1)所投稿件的栏目类型;有些期刊在作者须知中还鼓励或建议作者在投稿信中提供合适的审稿人或提出需回避的审稿人.
(2)如果稿件是系列论文中的一篇,或者与以前发表的文章有密切关系,投稿信中要提及这方面的内容(包括刊名、文章题名、发表时间等),必要时,还需附上发表过的论文,以免编辑或审稿人发生误解.
(3)不可遗漏期刊所要求的有关说明或声明,如果需要事先与编辑说明有关文稿学术意义或其他细节问题(如有关图表的制作软件等),也须在投稿信中交代清楚.对于高度综合性的刊物(如Nature,Science)或本领域的顶尖期刊,在投稿信中最好简要说明一下稿件的广泛兴趣性或重要性,以及为什么要给该刊投稿.
(4)通讯作者和详细的联系地址尤其重要,通讯作者还应将其电话号码、E-mail地址和传真号码列在投稿信或稿件的题名页(首页)中.
如何推荐审稿人?
应尽量推荐对稿件主题比较熟悉的小同行作为审稿人,以下群体的同行通常可以作为审稿人推荐:
(1)稿件中参考文献的作者;
(2)拟投稿期刊的编委;
(3)重要的研究群体或个人:
如:
就职于期刊主办单位的科研人员,经常在拟投稿期刊发表论文的作者,在本领域具较高知名度的学者,等等.
投稿信:
实例简析
DepartmentofPublication,NSFC
83ShuangqingRoad,HaidianDistrict
Beijing100083,PRChina
July18,2001
ProfessorT.Braun,Editor-in-ChiefofScientometerics
InstituteofInorganicandAnalyticalChemistry
EötvösLorándUniversity
H-1443Budapest-70,P.O.Box123
Hungary
DearEditor:
Thisisamanuscriptentitled“InternationalvisibilityofChinesescientificjournals”byShengliRenandRonaldRousseau.Itissubmittedtobeconsideredforpublicationasan“Article”inyourjournal.
Allauthorshavereadandapprovedthisversionofthearticle,andduecarehasbeentakentoensuretheintegrityofthework.Neithertheentirepapernoranypartofitscontenthasbeenpublishedorhasbeenacceptedelsewhere.Itisnotbeingsubmittedtoanyotherjournal.
Webelievethepapermaybeofparticularinteresttothereadersofyourjournalasit....
CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoShengliRenatthefollowingaddress,phoneandfaxnumber,andemailaddress:
… …
Thankyouverymuchforyourattentiontoourpaper.
Sincerelyyours,
ShengliRen(签名)
RonaldRousseau(签名)
简析:
该类投稿信适用于对投稿没有具体要求或规定的期刊,因而其内容比较简单,主要作用有:
(1)声明稿件内容不曾公开发表;
(2)提供作者的通信地址、电话、传真、E-mail信箱等.
一、投稿信
1.DearDr.DefendiML:
Iamsendingamanuscriptentitled“”by–whichIshouldliketosubmitforpossiblepublicationinthejournalof-.
Yourssincerely
2.DearDr.A:
Enclosedisamanuscriptentitled“”bysb,whichwearesubmittingforpublicationinthejournalof-.Wehavechosenthisjournalbecauseitdealswith-.Webelievethatsthwouldbeofinteresttothejournal’sreaders.
3.DearDr.A:
Pleasefindenclosedforyourreviewanoriginalresearcharticle,“”bysb.Allauthorshavereadandapprovethisversionofthearticle,andduecarehasbeentakentoensuretheintegrityofthework.Nopartofthispaperhaspublishedorsubmittedelsewhere.Noconflictofinterestexitsinthesubmissionofthismanuscript,andwehaveattachedtothisletterthesignedlettergrantinguspermissiontouseFigure1fromanothersource.
Weappreciateyourconsiderationofourmanuscript,andwelookforwardtoreceivingcommentsfromthereviewers.
二、询问有无收到稿件
DearEditors,
Wedispatchedourmanuscripttoyourjournalon3August2006buthavenot,asyet,receiveacknowledgementoftheirsafearrival.Wefearthatmayhavebeenlostandshouldbegratefulifyouwouldletusknowwhetherornotyouhavereceivedthem.Ifnot,wewillsendourmanuscriptagain.Thankyouinadvanceforyourhelp.
三、询问论文审查回音
DearEditors,
Itismorethan12weekssinceIsubmittedourmanuscript(No:
)forpossiblepublicationinyourjournal.Ihavenotyetreceivedareplyandamwonderingwhetheryouhavereachedadecision.Ishouldappreciatedyourlettingmeknowwhatyouhavedecidedassoonaspossible.
四、关于论文的总体审查意见
1.Thisisacarefullydonestudyandthefindingsareofconsiderableinterest.Afewminorrevisionarelistbelow.
2.Thisisawell-writtenpapercontaininginterestingresultswhichmeritpublication.Forthebenefitofthereader,however,anumberofpointsneedclarifyingandcertainstatementsrequirefurtherjustification.Therearegivenbelow.
3.Althoughtheseobservationareinteresting,theyareratherlimitedanddonotadvanceourknowledgeofthesubjectsufficientlytowarrantpublicationinPNAS.Wesuggestthattheauthorstrysubmittingtheirfindingstospecialistjournalsuchas–
4.Althoughthispaperisgood,itwouldbeeverbetterifsomeextradatawereadded.
5.Thismanuscriptisnotsuitableforpublicationinthejournalof–becausethemainobservationitdescribewasreported3yearsagoinareputablejournalof-.
6.PleaseasksomeonefamiliarwithEnglishlanguagetohelpyourewritethispaper.Asyouwillsee,Ihavemadesomecorrectionatthebeginningofthepaperwheresomesyntaxisnotsatisfactory.
7.WefeelthatthispotentiallyinterestingstudyhasbeenmarredbyaninabilitytocommunicatethefindingcorrectlyinEnglishandshouldliketosuggestthattheauthorsseektheadviceofsomeonewithagoodknowledgeofEnglish,preferablenativespeaker.
8.Thewordingandstyleofsomesection,particularlythoseconcerningHPLC,needcarefulediting.AttentionshouldbepaidtothewordingofthosepartsoftheDiscussionofandSummarywhichhavebeenunderlined.
9.PreliminaryexperimentsonlyhavebeendoneandwithexceptionofthatsummarizedinTable2,nonehasbeenrepeated.Thisisclearlyunsatisfactory,particularlywhenthereissomuchvariationbetweenassays.
10.Theconditionofincubationarepoorlydefined.Whatisthetemperature?
Wereantibodyused?
五、给编辑的回信
1.Inreplytothereferee’smaincriticismofpaper,itispossibletosaythat–
OneminorpointraisedbytherefereeconcernsoftheextracompositionofthereactionmixtureinFigure1.Thishasnowbeencorrected.Furtherminorchangeshadbeenmadeonpage3,paragraph1(line3-8)and2(line6-11).Thesedonotaffectourinterpretationoftheresult.
2.Ihavereadthereferee’scommentsverycarefullyandconcludethatthepaperhasbeenrejectedonthesolegroundsthatitlaketoxicitydata.IadmitthatIdidnotincludeatoxicitytableinmyarticlealthoughperhapsIshouldhavedone.Thiswasforthesakeofbrevityratherthananerrororomission.
3.Thankyouforyourletterof–andforthereferee’scommentsconcerningourmanuscriptentitled“”.Wehavestudiedtheircommentscarefullyandhavemadecorrectionwhichwehopemeetwiththeirapproval.
4.Ienclosedarevisedmanuscriptwhichincludesareportofadditionalexperimentsdoneatthereferee’ssuggestion.Youwillseethatouroriginalfindingsareconfirmed.
5.Wearesendingtherevisedmanuscriptaccordingtothecommentsofthereviewers.Revisedportionareunderlinedinred.
6.Wefoundthereferee’scommentsmosthelpfulandhaverevisedthemanuscript
7.Wearepleasedtonotethefavorablecommentsofreviewersintheiropeningsentence.
8.Thankyouforyourletter.IamverypleasedtolearnthatourmanuscriptisacceptableforpublicationinCancerResearchwithminorrevision.
9.Wehavethereforecompletedafurtherseriesofexperiments,theresultofwhicharesummarizedinTable5.Fromthisweconcludethatintrinsicfactorisnotaccount.
10.Wedeletedtherelevantpassagesincetheyarenotessentialtothecontentsofthepaper.
11.Ifeelthatthereviewer’scommentsconcerningFigures1and2resultfromamisinterpretationofthedata.
12.Wewouldhaveincludeanon-proteininhibitorinoursystem,asacontrol,ifonehadbeenavailable.
13.WeprefertoretaintheuseofTable4forreasonsthatitshouldbeclearfromthenewparagraphinsertedattheendoftheResultssection.
14.Althoughreviewerdoesnotconsideritisimportanttomeasurethetemperatureofthecells,weconsideritessential.
15.Therunningtitlehasbeenchangedto“”.
16.TheMaterialsandMethodssectionnowincludesdetailsformeasuringuptakeofisotopeandassayinghexokinase.
17.TheconcentrationofHATmedia(page12paragraph2)wasincorrectlystatedintheoriginalmanuscript.Thishasbeenrectified.The
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