《How to write a SCI paper》.ppt

Submission letter Continued We showed the first time that Dioxin can impairs the cardiac development in marine species and provided the important evidence that Dioxin is harmful to the health. ……………………………. Submission letter Continued All authors have read the manuscript and the manuscript has not been submitted to any other journals. We would like to exclude John Taylor or his lab people from reviewing this paper due to the conflicting interests. Review process Potential Reviewers Revised papers: How to answer the questions and critiques from reviewers Thanks How to observe cultured cells Normal morphology Origin (mimic in vivo cells?) Cell degeneration and death (necrosis, apoptosis, and autophage) One picture is worth a thousand words What is SCI?Peer-review papers Purpose of publishing a paper Students for graduation Postdoctoral fellows for work Professors/PI for promotion and grant How to publish SCI papers? Basic needs How to prepare How to write (3 months course) How to submit (~3 years) How to revise (~3 years) Basic of Basic Good research in good lab Good tutors and trainees Good design (experience) Good experiments (skills) Good data (statistical analysis) Good writing ability (it is not so easy) Read as many you can How to prepare Do you have enough data? When to start? Which parts to write first? How many references you need to read? Do you have enough data? How many Figures and Tables do you have? When you can start to write? Do you have enough data? Yes 70~80% are completed Data are in good shape (ready for paper at your hand?) Which parts you should write first? Materials and Methods Sequence of your writing Materials and Methods Results along with figures and tables Legends References and acknowledgements Introduction and Discussion Abstract and Keywords Letter for submission Before writing your paper for submission Read the instructions for authors of each journal first Questions: your paper fits the journal? Follo