医学英语 Medical English Writing(1) Writing the title 学习资料.ppt

MedicalEnglishWritingZhangJingShandongUniversityWhywriteandpublishresearchpapers?Ideally–toshareresearchfindingsanddiscoverieswiththehopeofimprovinghealthcare.Practically–togetajob! tokeepyourjob!togetfunding! togetpromoted!Whatmakesagoodresearchpaper?GoodscienceGoodwritingPublicationingoodjournalsWritingthemanuscriptThehardestpartisgettingstarted.PartsofamanuscriptTitleAbstract(andkeywords)IntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionAcknowledgementsReferencesWriteinwhatorder?TitleAbstract(keywords)IntroductionMethodsResultsDiscussionAcknowledgementsReferencesTitleWilldeterminewhetherpapergetsreadMedicalEnglishWritingWritingthetitleRequirementsShortandConciseInformativeImportantWordFirstIndexing（3Cs）Shortandconcise：Writeinphrases(seldominsentences);generallynotexceeding20words(journalsathome)or14words(JournaloftheNationalCancerInstitute)or100letters(theBritishJournalofCancer)orlessthan2lines(ArchivesofInternalMedicine);noabbreviationsorchemicalsymbolsexceptthosethataregenerallyaccepted,e.g.DNA,AIDS,CTetc.Informative：Stateexactlywhatyouwantthereaderstoknowaboutyourpaperandyourworkwithenoughinformation;highlighttheimportantorinnovativepartsImportantWordFirst：keywordsareofteninthebeginningofthetitle;keywordsnotinthetitlewillbeintheabstractorcangointheKeyWordssectionofthepaper;Indexing：3Cs(Correct,complete,concrete),packasmanykeywordsorindexingtermsaspossibleintothetitlewithoutoverloadingitWriting-modeCapitalizationofthe1stletterofthe1stword(exceptpropernounsandabbreviations)Capitalizationofthe1stletterofeachword(exceptthreetypesoffunctionwords:prep.,art.,conj.)CapitalizationofallthewordsOmi