1、Writing for World-class English Journals Getting Your Manuscript Published论文写作论文写作论文写作论文写作指南指南指南指南Edanz Group | 1Richard Haase, PhDSenior Physical Sciences Editor Edanz GroupJune 28, 2011论文写作论文写作论文写作论文写作指南指南指南指南A little about me Richard HaaseNew ZealandNorth IslandEdanz Group | 2South Island my care
2、er Richard HaaseStudentPost-doctorateEdanz Group | 3ResearcherLecturerAssociate ProfessorSenior PhysicalSciences Editor research Research Interests:symmetry in naturegroup theory applications to physical systemsnuclear and particle physics Edanz Group | 4quarks systems, condensed matter physics spin
3、 systems, astrophysics neutron and quark stars, space-time physics with geometric algebras and publications in peer-reviewed journalsButler PH Haase RW Wybourne BG, Calculations of 6j symbols for the Exceptional Group E(7), Australian Journal of Physics (1978) 31 131-135Bickerstaff RP Haase RW Joshi
4、 GC Butler PH, Colour Content of MultiquarkStates, Lettere Nuovo Cimento (1982) 34 12 348-350Butler PH Haase RW, Coupling, Subduction, and Induction Transformations forGroup Representations, Journal of Physics A (1984) 17 47-59Dirl R Haase RW Herzig P Weinberger P Altmann SL, GeneralizedRelativistic
5、 Cubic Harmonics, Physical Review B (1985) 32 2 788-803Haase RW Dirl R, The Symmetric Group: Algebraic Formulae for Some S(f) 6jsymbols and S(f)S(f1)S(f2) 3jm symbols, Journal of Mathematical Physics (1986) 19 1065-1082Edanz Group | 5Haase RW Kramer L Kramer P Lalvani H, Polyhedra of Three Quasilatt
6、icesAssociated with the Icosahedral Group, Acta Crystallographica (1987) A43 574-587Haase RW Johnson NF, Optical Absorption and Addition Spectra of an N-electron Quantum Dots: An Algebraic Hamiltonian Approach Physical Review B (1994) 49, 14 40914-417Haase RW Johnson NF, Group Theory Classification
7、Schemes for QuantumDots, International Journal Modern Physics (June,1994)Ayala M Haase RW, OSp(N|4) contractions arXiv:hep-th/0102030Carcamo A, Haase RW, Baryon mass from q-algebras, arXiv:nucl-phys/0401000The maxim publish or perish is a cynical reminder of the importance to get publishedEdanz Grou
8、p | 6The Royal Society: “Science can only move forward through a transparent and open exchange of ideas backed by experimental evidence”Cover page of firstPhil. Trans. in 1665Edanz Group | 7Researchers are users of knowledge and have the responsibility to produce new knowledgeGeneral RelativityAstro
9、physicsMolecularPhysicsEdanz Group | 8QuantumPhysicsNanoscienceNuclearPhysicsParticlePhysicsAtomicPhysicsClassicalPhysicsCondensedMatterWe submit work to be peer-reviewed, forcing us to think critically about issuesEdanz Group | 9Explaining results to others improvesunderstanding of our own findings
10、There is an obligation to those who support us and those who follow usEdanz Group | 10Researcher Grant WritingFunding BodiesJournal PublicationResearch topics can be identified by exploiting opportunitiesEdanz Group | 11Seek out those unexplained findings, controversies, emerging fieldsRead review l
11、iterature including related fieldsTalk with experts, attend conferences与同行切磋能够带来新想法与同行切磋能够带来新想法与同行切磋能够带来新想法与同行切磋能够带来新想法The material world of nature inspires development of advanced materials Lotus effect:self-cleaning water-repellent surfacesStructural colors: photonic crystalsEdanz Group | 12Bio-Ad
12、hesion: nano-velcro, Gecko glueLow temperature ceramics:“There are plentiful design ideas in nature”We publish because findings and opinions need to be shared with a wider communityBullet GalaxyDenser carbon?Proton Spin?New particle?Edanz Group | 13Edanz GroupYour research is not complete until it h
13、as been shared; science advances through community discourseCDM or MOND?Inflation Theory?Ascientific journalis a periodical publication containing articles submitted by researchersArticles are peer reviewed to Journals help science progress by reporting new researchEdanz Group | 14ensure standards o
14、f quality and scientific verificationThe types of manuscripts include rapid communications full articles review paperssquare4 is in an active research area (citations, downloads)square4 advances the field in some wayEditors and reviewers want good quality science that Edanz Group | 15square4 is appr
15、opriate for the journal audiencesquare4 Is written clearly and concisely期刊编辑和审稿人要高质量的学术内容期刊编辑和审稿人要高质量的学术内容期刊编辑和审稿人要高质量的学术内容期刊编辑和审稿人要高质量的学术内容There are many journals to select fromEdanz Group | 16square4 Appropriateness of themessquare4 Open-access or subscriber-basedFactors considered are:Authors nee
16、d to choose journals according to certain criteriaEdanz Group | 17square4 Aims and scopesquare4 Target audiencesquare4 Publishing frequencysquare4 Impact Factorsquare4 Costsquare4 Publication typeSignificant differences occur even between journals in the same fieldSpringer4 issues per year.Open Acce
17、ss Areas fundamental to building technologically advanced and sustainable civilizationSpringerOpen Access.Articles published immediately upon acceptance.Impact factor 1.909Edanz Group | 18Springer12 issues per year.Research and technology in electronic materials; Topics include electronic, magnetic,
18、 photonic, and nanoscalematerials.Fundamental research in bionanoscience and engineering to advance nanoscience, nanotechnology and engineeringNo impact factor yetImpact Factor 1.292Match your work with a suitable journal Determine square4 What is the main focus of your work? (aims they interpretEda
19、nz Group | 23Interpretations of substance are based on structureReadingFor readers to understand what the writer means, the writer must understand what readers needEdanz Group | 24Writing好的读者会成就好的作好的读者会成就好的作好的读者会成就好的作好的读者会成就好的作者者者者Readers interpret the substance of a text based on clues from its str
20、uctureTime-Variation of Voltaget(time in min)=15, V(voltage in Volts)=32; t=0, V=25; t=6, V=29; t=3, T=27; t=12, T=32; t=9,V=31Substance-structure Interplaya)Edanz Group | 25Time (min) Voltage (V)0 253 276 299 3112 3215 32Voltage(V) Time(min)25 027 329 631 932 1232 15b) c)George D. Gopenand Judith A
21、. SwanThe Concept of Reader Expectations*To improve your writing, you should better understand how readers go about reading Edanz Group | 26“The Science of Scientific Writing”That understanding stems from work in the fieldsof rhetoric, linguistics, and cognitive psychology* Based on Gopen and Swan,
22、“The Science of Scientific Writing”, Am. Sc. (990)Information is interpreted more easily when placed where readers expect to find itEdanz Group | 27Good writers are aware of these expectationsThis concept of reader expectations is evident at the level of the largest units of discourseA unit of disco
23、urse: anythingwith a beginning and an enda clausea sentencea paragraphEdanz Group | 28a sectionan article“Today is cold, although the sun is shining.”Clause one: today is coldClause two: although the sun is shiningA research article, for example, is generally divided into recognizable sections Often
24、-used labels Abstract Introduction Methods Results IMRaD ExtendedEdanz Group | 29 Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgements References AppendicesIMRaDIf structural expectations are violated, readers divert focus into understanding the content to unravel its structure. Readers expect the subject of a sentence to be followed immediately by the verbSubjectVerbSentenceEdanz Group | 30Without the arrival of the verb, we do not know what the subject is doing or what the sentence is all about.