(cover letter):如果说文章的标题是给人的第一印象,而第一印象有可能是不准确的,那么cover letter基本上就能对文章定调了,尤其是对于编辑而言。通俗地说,cover letter的写作更需要像文章的自我介绍,自信之中务必突出自己的不同之处(novelty We would like to submit the enclosed mauscript entitled "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", which we wish to be considered for publication in xxxxx。
接下来就需要对本研究的背景做高度的概括性描述(一到两句话)并显示出该领域的研究是重要的,如As we know, xxx protein palys crucial roles the breast cancer metastasis by regualting xxxx pathway,下面需要突出在该领域还有什么没解决的,However, it is still unclear whether the protein xxxxxxxx, hindering the deep understanding to tumorigenesis in breast cancer。然后在写作上转向对自己工作的描述:In this paper, we reported an unexpect mechani by which xxx protein xxxxxxxxxxxxxx in breast cancer。
接着是对自己工作重要性的评价:Our findings thus provide an important guidance to xxxxxxx in breast cancer therapy。
接下里,作者需要自信地强调 Due to these important observations, we are confident that our manuscript fits the criteria of xxxxx。由于考虑到研究的冲突和评审的公正客观,cover letter的最后一部分往往有评审人的建议排除,即不希望自己的稿件被如干人评审,当然决定全在编辑手中。cover letter的撰写最需要避免的是写的像Abstract,有过多的实验结果的描述。