论文投稿时一般要求附带一篇“Cover Letter”,好的“Cover Letter”不仅可以使文章锦上添花,更有可能直接决定论文是否被录用。本人切身体会,以已发表论文为例,现将其写法经验归纳如下:
DearEditor,
Wewouldliketosubmittheenclosedmanuscriptentitled"论文题目",whichwewishtobeconsideredforpublicationin期刊名.
Theworkdescribedhasnotbeensubmittedelsewhereforpublication,inwholeorinpart,andalltheauthorslistedhaveapprovedthemanuscriptthatisenclosed.Webelievethattwoaspectsofthismanuscriptwillmakeitinterestingtogeneralreadersofyourjournal.
First,论文亮点1.
Second,论文亮点2.
Thankyouverymuchforyourtimeandconsideration.
Sincerelyyours,
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注意点:论文亮点一定要简洁明了,一定要有创新,突出你的文章与其它已发表论文的区别。这是Cover Letter 的主要内容。