发表英文医学论文技巧.ppt

Making An English Biomedical Paper:Why, What, and How  发表英文医学论文技巧 Ruiwen Zhang, MD, PhD, DABT 张瑞稳博士 Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology Director, Cancer Pharmacology LaboratorySr. Scientist, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Chemoprevention Center, Gene Therapy Center, Center for Aging, Center for AIDS Research University of Alabama School of Medicne Birmingham, AL 35294, USA ruiwen.zhang@  Editor-in-Chief 美捷登主编 Accomplish technically competent, thorough, and ethical research Employ objective scientific judgment and seek appropriate advice. Publish honest reports in a timely fashion. Benefits of Writing To think more clearly. To fulfill the responsibility to report and share information with the scientific community. To produce a final product of a successful research project. To achieve personal gain, establish oneself as an expert, and receive grants and promotions. Publications are the currency of the world of science. Definition Compare-contrast Enumeration/Illustration Cause-effect Characteristics of Scientific Writing (1) English: the universal language of science - Eugene Garfield, 1987 Reader-oriented Sharing information Three Things to Avoid Laboratory jargon Invented words Non-standard abbreviations Purposeful Convey information, ideas, concepts Precise Choose words meant to be said Accurate Conformity, actual (true) state Characteristics of Scientific Writing (2) Clear Reaches the audience with the same meaning it had Should NOT be interpreted in more than one way Avoid When something is said for the first time, clarity is essential. Concise Expresses, covers much in few words The best English is that which gives the sense in the fewest short words. – Instructions to Authors, Journal of Bacteriology. Simple Easy to understand, not elaborate or artificial, not ornate, not complicated Illustrated “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Make use of good figures and tables Characteristics of a Val