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张月红 ( Helen ZHANG), 浙江大学学报英文版 (A&B) Managing Editer of JZUS(A&B)

Prospect- 了解国内外科技产出的最新动态 中国已成为世界上第三研发国和第二论文产出国 (科技投入 :GDP/R&D ;文章产出 ;高等教育) Publishing-- 您展示最新科研成果 on JZUS-B. 张月红 ( Helen ZHANG), 浙江大学学报英文版 (A&B) Managing Editer of JZUS(A&B) Editorial Board Member of Learned Publishing ( UK & USA). Prospect- 了解国内外科技产出的最新动态:. 中国成为世界上第三研发国和第二论文产出国

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  1. Prospect-了解国内外科技产出的最新动态中国已成为世界上第三研发国和第二论文产出国 (科技投入:GDP/R&D;文章产出 ;高等教育)Publishing--您展示最新科研成果 on JZUS-B • 张月红 (Helen ZHANG), 浙江大学学报英文版(A&B) • Managing Editer of JZUS(A&B) • Editorial Board Member of Learned Publishing ( UK & USA)

  2. Prospect-了解国内外科技产出的最新动态: 中国成为世界上第三研发国和第二论文产出国 近十年科技产出世界前十出炉 中国位居第六 世界临床医学排名前20 的国家,中国榜上有名 美国国家科学委员会2008年年报告中有关数据 世界科学中的中国

  3. 中国成为世界上第三研发国和第二论文产出国 • 据OECD的数据,中国的科研经费已从1991年的124亿美元增至2003年的846亿美元。这个数字使中国超过德国,居于世界第三,仅落后于美国、日本。 • NSB(美国科学委员会)2008年最新统计显示, 2005年美国约为3245亿; 日本1307亿;中国为1150亿美元 • 在过去的12年中,美国,欧盟25国?日本等国投入的科研经费年均增长率为4%~5%;在中国,这个数字是17%,而且还在加速增长之中:过去5年内,中国的科研投入年均增长率达到24%。中国的科研投入与国民生产总值(GDP)的比率,从0.6%增至1.3%,该数据反映了科技在中国经济快速发展中的显著地位;相比之下,欧盟15国该数字为1.8%,美国为2.6% • 短短十多年来,中国的科研人员数量从1991年仅占美国科研人员总数的16%增长至2003年的42%。而且据ISI最新数据报道中国论文总数量已居世界第二(包括所有文献类型,ISTP, Ei等)。

  4. 近十年科技产出世界前十出炉 中国位居第六 • 据汤姆森路透6月16日最新消息,从1998年1月起截至2008年2月29日,汤姆森路透据 ESI-SM(Essential Science Indicators SM)资料库中涵盖自然科学和社会科学22个主要 学科,及过去十年SCI11500种期刊中总数超过一千万的文章数据文件(不含非SCI期刊 所引用的出版书籍、书籍章节及文章),统计分析出在科学界(包括社会科学)的22 个主要学科领域内科学引文索引的期刊文章篇数排名前十的国家是:

  5. 世界临床医学排名前20 的国家,中国榜上有名 Top 20 Countries in Clinical Medicine A featured country selection from Essential Science IndicatorsSM Below is a listing of the top 20 countries which, as of the latest bimonthly update of Essential Science Indicators, attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals of Clinical Medicine over the 10-year + 4-month period (1998-April 30, 2008). These countries are the top 20 out of a pool of 106 countries comprising the top 50% ranked by total citation count in this field (see source dates below).

  6. 根据美国国家科学委员会2008年年报告:“Science and Engineering Indictors” U.S. GDP growth is robust but cannot match large, sustained increases in China and other Asian economies World Bank and other data show that the world‘s total economic output nearly doubled over the past two decades.[1] Although most world regions participated in this rapid expansion of total economic output, increases did not occur evenly (没有达到2倍). A group of East and Southeast Asian economies (the Asia-10) gained more rapidly than did most of the rest of the world, initiating a slow shift of the epicenter of world economic growth toward the region (figure O-1 ). Its GDP nearly tripled as China, India, and South Korea posted strong advances, even as Japan's economy struggled with slow growth. The rapid rise in Asian economic output over two decades, combined with slower growth elsewhere, pushed the region's share of world GDP from less than one-quarter in 1985 to 36% in 2005

  7. 1. U.S. GDP growth is robust but cannot match large, sustained increases in China and other Asian economies.

  8. 以全球R&D 投入$813(Billion) 的总数在世界各地的分布

  9. 一些国家和地区及经济体的基础研发经费占总R&D和GDP的比重分析 (中国基础研究的份额只占总R&D6%,远低于发达国家的20%等)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08 /

  10. 1995–2005 (20年的后10年, 美国,日本增长平缓,亚洲成2倍增长,其中根据最新汤姆森路透报道 中国SCI自然科学论文跃入 前5位。但是引用仍然有待进一步发展空间)while Asia's output doubled (figure O-18   ). China moved to fifth place in total article output, and a number of other Asian economies, including South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, registered steep publications increases, suggesting improving basic scientific infrastructure. But a broad citation measure (citations received adjusted for the volume of articles available for citation) indicates a more measured pace of increasing article quality for many Asian locations.

  11. 人力资源(教育)与知识密集性经济的对应关系 Human capital development responds to incentives of the knowledge-intensive economy In international comparison, the United States has a larger proportion of the working-age population with a higher education degree (39%) than most other countries (figure O-45 ). Only the Russian Federation (55%), Israel (45%), and Canada (45%) have higher percentages for this indicator 资料显示知识密集性经济的发展与高等教育关系密切。如美国等在职人口中受高等教育比例较高(39%), 苏联(55%),以色列(45%), 加拿大(45%)

  12. 初次大学教育比(自然科学&工程) 人才的现代知识培训在自然科学(上图)和工程(下图)中显得越来越普及 Advanced training in natural sciences and engineering is becoming widespread, eroding the U.S. advantage.(发达国家的的进步得宜于此,人力资源的素质是科技原创力的评价指数) The number of first university degrees a nation awards in natural sciences and engineering (NS&E) is a workforce indicator that is more specifically focused on a nation‘s capacity to innovate in S&T. Because of its population size, the United States has seen much larger numerical increases in first university NS&E degrees than other countries. China is an exception. It has experienced a huge recent increase in NS&E degree recipients, although there are questions about the quality of some of its graduates. The rising number of Chinese-trained engineers is similarly striking, especially in contrast with declining numbers of U.S. engineering graduates (figure O-49   ).中国在自然科学&工程方面增长凸现, 但质量仍有问题。尤其工程方面增长特别突出,而现对应于美国等在逐渐降低。

  13. 世界科学中的中国 论文产出比较:Article,Review 数量世界第二

  14. 世界科学中的中国 论文产出比较:全部记录数量世界第五

  15. 世界科学中的中国 论文产出比较:全部记录数量世界第五 3.7倍 3.9倍 4.4倍 4.8倍 5.5倍 12.2倍

  16. 世界科学中的中国 论文产出比较:学术影响的差距正在缩小 1997-2002 差距在缩小 1998-2003 1999-2004 2000-2004 2001-2005 2002-2006 2003-2007

  17. 世界科学中的中国 六国R&D经费比较(按美元汇率计算,单位:亿美元) 科技投入比较:经费 差距在缩小

  18. Dr. Ramshackle T. Higginbotham(c. 1857) Scholarly Journals Research Learned Societies Lab Notebook Conferences Data

  19. Dr. Ramshackle T. Higginbotham(c. 2007) Digital Research RSS Feeds Wikis Scholarly Institutional Repositories Lab eNotebook Central Repositories Podcasts Complex Datasets Global Conferences Blogs

  20. Publishing--您展示最新科研成果 on JZUS-B • 浙江大学学报(英文版)在国际化和数字化六个 方面走在了大学学报的前列 • 2 国际同行评议的终极目标: 保证科学研究的公正性,权威性 • 3 严正科学期刊的学术声誉,坚决杜绝学术浮躁 • 4 写好英语科技论文的诀窍:主动迎合读者期望,预先回答专家可能质疑(英文写作要点举例)

  21. Internationalization & Digitalization of Academic Journals欢迎您把最新研究成果投向----国际化&数字化的学术期刊http://www.zju.edu.cn/jzus 浙江大学学报(英文版)在国际化和数字化六个方面走在了中国大学学报的前列 (1) JZUS (A&B) developed rapidly in technologic specialties : Journal of Zhejiang University SCIECEN A(Applied Physics & Engineering) Journal of Zhejiang University SCIECEN B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology) 快速专业化 (2) International Editorial Board & International Peer Review System (more 4600 referees from almost 55 countries and areas) 第一个通过Internet 全面实行了国际同行评审体制,提高了刊物的学术质量, 扩大的学报以及浙大的 国际影响 (3) The geographic representation (国际作者群达40%) (4)From 2004, with DOI, Internet linkage and its active effects (PubMed, PMC, INSPEC, ZR, Ei, etc) and since 2006, International Cooperation with Springer (SpringerLink) 第一个申请了国际出版链接协会CrossRef的 DOI号, 使学报的电子文档真正在国际统一标准下实现了网络全球化,从而提升了的学报的国际显示度 (5) Acceptance by international databases more 28(SCI-E, Ei, Medline ,SCI etc,, and PMC, only one from China) 第一家综合性大学学报,创刊第二年, 就被Ei, Medline 两大著名检索库收录,2007年 A,B 双双同年收到SCI-E 收录通知,PMC第一家) (6) JZUS citation frequency increased rapidly since 2004 by digital and online-first implement (about 50 cited times/ a month ) 自从2004实现了数字化传播手段,国际显示度带动了引用率的上升,平均月引用率约每月50次)

  22. Online editorial management & peer review system

  23. Using DOI, JZUS(A&B) link to ISI Web, Ei, PubMed, Princeton Uni Library

  24. JZUS(A&B) on the SpringerLink

  25. Online-First & SpringerLink Impact This paper was online-first on SpringerLink, and then fast linked to E-LIS by which, it attracted many eyes ( readers )from US, Germany, UK, Canada, Italy etc.during more 20 days

  26. Realization ofForward Linking by Web of Science

  27. 通过DOI,每月被下载和使用的10篇热点文章报告CrossRef Month Report for Publisher: Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE (A&B)-Top 10 DOI

  28. Journal Volume Issue Title doi Downloads JZUS-A 8 9 Lovastatin production by Aspergillus terreus in solid-state fermentation 10.1631/jzus.2007.A1521 62 JZUS-B 9 3 Phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils and water: Progresses and perspectives 10.1631/jzus.B0710633 46 JZUS-A 8 2 Experimental adsorption equilibrium study and comparison of zeolite with water and ethanol for cooling systems 10.1631/jzus.2007.A0216 42 JZUS-B 8 10 Bioconversion of low quality lignocellulosic agricultural waste into edible protein by Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer 10.1631/jzus.2007.B0745 41 JZUS-B 9 1 Keratinase production and keratin degradation by a mutant strain of Bacillus subtilis 10.1631/jzus.B061620 40 JZUS-A 9 5 Utilization of fly ash from coal-fired power plants in China 10.1631/jzus.A072163 37 JZUS-A 8 3 Simulation and reliability analysis of shunt active power filter based on instantaneous reactive power theory 10.1631/jzus.2007.A0416 37 JZUS-A 8 7 Single gate optimization for plastic injection mold 10.1631/jzus.2007.A1077 36 JZUS-B 9 2 Antibacterial and antifungal activities of different parts of Tribulus terrestris L. growing in Iraq 10.1631/jzus.B0720251 35 JZUS-A 9 5 Research on ethanol synthesis from syngas 10.1631/jzus.A071417 35 CrossRef Report for Publisher: Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE (A&B) January-June, 2008 Top 10 downloaded articles of Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE (A&B) via CrossRef (DOI), June 2008

  29. 1167 1167 Cited times Cited times Year Year Fig.1 JZUS (A&B) annual and total SCI cited records 期刊自2004年用数字化DOI标识后每年的总引用频次成倍上升 Fig.2 SCI cited annual records of JZUS (A&B) articles 期刊每年发表的文章被引用频次不断上升 Cited times 期刊外引率为73%; 期刊外引率为83%; Date Fig.3 Comparative records between author self-citation and non-self-citation 期刊外引率大大高于自引率 Fig.4 Monthly SCI citation records of JZUS (A&B) in Jan- July, 2008 期刊2008年1-7月平均被引用50次/月 网络数字标准化扩大了期刊的国际显示度,提高了期刊的引用率 2008/07/31 analysis on uptrend JZUS (A&B) SCI citation records and DOI resolutions (Source: ISI Web of Science and CrossRef) 2000-2004 五年总引用仅20次 自2004年,由于与时俱进,紧跟国际数字化创新步伐(如在线PMC平台), 运用数字化标准规范 (如DOI标识索引),使学报JZUS(A&B) 从单纯的电子化文档走向了真正意义的科学信息网络在线的数字化传播,扩大了出版物的可视度和散播度,提高了文章的引用率

  30. 同行评议的终极目标 保证科学研究的公正性,权威性 通过美国国际商用(IBM),谷哥( Google),自然出版集团(NPG)等开发的用于开放同行评议目的功能软件,如:IBM’s 的“Many Eyes” ;Google’s 的“Gapminder”;Metaweb’s “Freebase”;CSA’s “Illustrata,以及其他的如Swivel” preview等均具有极强的开放索引和公开评议功能。这些举措和工具就象探照灯一样,助于杜绝学术界的一些造假,剽窃等浮躁行为。同时也助于避免科学研究进程中的重复浪费的现象。因此同行评议是保证科学研究的公正性,权威性,前进性的一种必要的过程。在现代高技术手段支持下,如以上的这些功能软件的开发,科学家会得心应手地把它作为研究中不可缺少的,成熟完善的工具而运用。

  31. JZUS(A&B) 最新举措:运用国际创新工具 CrossCheck/iPlagiarism What is CrossCheck?CrossCheck powered by iThenticate is a new initiative from CrossRef to help the scholarly publishers verify the originality of submitted manuscripts. The need of a plagiarism tool was identified as a top priority by CrossRef members in 2006 and as a result CrossRef researched the best plagiarism tools on the market to provide a solution for the CrossRef members. CrossCheck is really two products, a database of scholarly publications and a web-based tool to check an authored work against that database. The web-based tool can be used in the editorial process to identify matching text but it can not, on its own, identify plagiarism.  A human has to look at the matching text and use their best judgment to identify if plagiarism has occurred or not. 严正期刊学术声誉,杜绝学术浮躁,防止学术 PLAGIARISM * Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer and Hermann Maurer discuss the growing problem of plagiarism -- why it matters, and what can be done about it. Narayanan et al. 讨论了日益突出和不断出现的剽窃问题——为什么?如何应对 *《科学时报》2008年4月2日2版发表Elsevier科技部一篇题为: • “学术欺骗案频发,学术期刊如何应对” 防止学术 plagiarism期刊的责任和防欺骗的策略 我刊最近的一些案例

  32. 一稿两投的范例: Polymorphisms of MTHFR C677T and MTRR A66G as maternal risk factor for Down syndrome in China Abstract: Down syndrome is a complex genetic and metabolic disorder attributed to the presence of three copies of chromosome 21. The extra chromosome derives from the mother in 93% of cases and is due to abnormal chromosome segregation during meiosis (nondisjunction). Except for advanced age at conception, maternal risk factors for meiotic nondisjunction are not well established. A recent preliminary study suggested that abnormal folate metabolism and the 677C→T polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene may be maternal risk factors for Down syndrome. The present study was undertaken in China to determine whether the MTHFR 677C→T polymorphism was associated with increased risk of having a child with Down syndrome in yellows population. Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) is another enzyme essential for normal folate metabolism. A common polymorphism in this gene was recently associated with increased risk of neural tube defects and might also contribute to increased risk for Down syndrome. The frequencies of the MTHFR 677C→T and MTRR 66A→G mutations were evaluated in DNA samples from 64 mothers of children with Down syndrome and 70 control mothers. Odds ratios were calculated for each genotype separately and for potential gene-gene interactions. The results show that the MTHFR 677C→T polymorphism is more prevalent among mothers of children with Down syndrome than among control mothers, with an odds ratio of 3.78 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.78-8.47). In addition, the homozygous MTRR 66A→G polymorphism was independently associated with a 5.2- fold increase in estimated risk (95% CI 1.90-14.22). The combined presence of both polymorphisms was associated with a greater risk of Down syndrome than was the presence of either alone, with an odds ratio of 6.0 (95% CI 2.058-17.496). The two polymorphisms appear to act without a multiplicative interaction. Key words: tetrahydrofllate dehydrogenase, ligases, Down syndrome, folate, China __________________________________________________________________________________ Polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism as maternal risk factors for Down syndrome in China* Abstract: To explore the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), methionine synthase reductase (MTRR), the central enzymes in folate metabolism that affects DNA methylation and synthesis, and the risk of Down syndrome in China. Methods: Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral lymphocytes of 64 mothers of children with Down syndrome and 70 age matched control subjects. Polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism were used to examine the polymorphisms of MTHFR 677C→T, MTRR 66A→G and the relationshipbetween these genotypes and the risk of Down syndrome was analyzed. Results: The results show that the MTHFR 677C→Tpolymorphism is more prevalent among mothers of children with Down syndrome than among control mothers, with an odds ratioof 3.78 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.78~8.47). In addition, the homozygous MTRR 66A→G polymorphism was independently associated with a 5.2-fold increase in estimated risk (95% CI, 1.90~14.22). The combined presence of both polymorphisms was associated with a greater risk of Down syndrome than the presence of either alone, with an odds ratio of 6.0 (95% CI, 2.058~17.496). The two polymorphisms appear to act without a multiplicative interaction. Conclusion: MTHFR and MTRR gene mutation alleles are related to Down syndrome, and CT, TT and GG gene mutation types increase the risk of Down syndrome. Key words: Tetrahydrofllate dehydrogenase, Ligases, Down syndrome, Folate

  33. 从一个编辑的视角谈谈发表文章要注意的几个问题:从一个编辑的视角谈谈发表文章要注意的几个问题: • 1.写好科技论文要关注: 读者的期望&审稿人的要求 • 2. 英文科技论文撰写中常见的问题 和范例 • 张月红 编审, Managing editor, • Journal of Zhejiang Univeristy SCIENCE (A&B) • http://www.zju.edu.cn jzus@zju.edu.cn

  34. 写好英语科技论文的诀窍: 主动迎合读者期望,预先回答专家可能质疑 http://www.zju.edu.cn/jzus/information.htm "How to write good paper “ *Source from Dr. Yaoqi Zhou Indiana University School of Informatics, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis 前言2 导言2 读者需要什么? 2 读者期望什么? 3 读者对句子的期望3 读者对段落的期望4 读者对图表的期望5 审稿人要什么? 6 怎样满足审稿人7 文章的结构7 方法/实验步骤7 结果部分8 标题8 引言部分8 讨论部分10 摘要部分10 总结10 结束语11 致谢11 引用11

  35. 导言 通常来讲,研究生和博士后从他的导师那儿得到研究方向。经过多次反复试验,得到一些好的结果。接下来他们需要对得到的数据进行总结和分析,写成论文。好的结果是一篇好论文的前提。但是对相同的结果,一篇精写的论文会更容易被高档杂志接受。而写得不好的论文很可能被退稿。论文的数量和质量是学生和导师事业发展的敲门砖。不成文,便成仁,是学术生涯的写照。 很多学生以为当结果到手的时候研究就结束了。他们写的草稿,常常把原始数据放在一起,没有对方法和数据进行详细分析,没有对当今论文的评述。事实上,写作是研究不可分割的一部分。此刻是弄懂方法的成功与失败,寻找结果的解释及其隐含的意义,以及与其他相关研究进行比较的时候。 我们为什么需要在写作上如此认真努力?原因很简单。一个研究结果只有在被别人使用时才有意义。而想被别人使用,文章必须能引起其他科学家的兴趣,而且得保证其他人能看懂并可以重复和再现你的结果。只有可以被理解的研究才会被重复,也只有可以被再现的工作才能导致别人的引用和跟踪。而你的论文被引用的数量常常用来衡量研究的影响力。从某种角度看,写作就像是把你的工作成果推销给其他的科学家。 为了更好的推销,科学论文必须满足它独特的顾客:由聪明能干的科学家组成的尖端读者。它必须能先说服(通常也是竞争对手的)同行们,因为他们的评审是文章在发表前的第一道关口。同时,它也必须满足一般读者的要求。为了达到这个目标,我们首先要理解他们需要什么?

  36. 读者需要什么? 你的文章的潜在读者可能有刚进入这领域的新手:大学生和研究生,也有专家(潜在审稿人)。他们对你的领域会有不同程度的了解。因此,写文章的时候应该力求简单到可以被新手理解,同时深刻到可以引起专家的兴趣。 所有的科学家(不论是学生还是他们的导师)往往都很忙。大量期刊杂志使他们不可能仔细阅读每一篇论文。他们通常希望能在最短时间内找到文章最重要的信息。典型的情况是如果文章标题不吸引人,他们或许就会跳过这篇论文。如果文章的摘要没有包含重要的新方法或新结果,他们不会去读这篇文章。即使已经决定要读的论文,他们也会跳过很多段落直接去找自己最感兴趣的地方。因此,保证文章的结构能使读者很快找到所需的信息非常重要。文章的关键在于结构,不在于语法。语法错误易改,结构错误则往往让人无从下手,不知所云。我审过一些国内同行的论文,结构问题很常见。 总之,一篇文章只有在不需太多努力就可以理解的情况下才会被广泛地引用。文章清晰的关键就是使读者能在他们想找的地方找到他们需要的东西。这也就是说,要想让读者不费力理解你的论文,你必须费力去满足他们的期望。

  37. 读者期望什么? 读者对句子的期望 1. 读者希望在句子的开始看到熟悉的信息。句子是文章的最小功能单元。最容易理解的句子是整句都在说读者知道的东西。但这对科技论文是不可能的,因为只有新的东西才会被发表。事实上科技论文通常会包含很多新术语,所以一个容易理解的句子应该从读者熟悉的信息(或刚刚提过的)开始而以新信息结束,并在它们之间平滑地过渡。好文章的所有句子都应该这样从旧到新地平滑过渡。写好一句开头的金科玉律是问问你自己:“我以前有没有提过这个概念?”大多数文章很难读是因为很多新概念在没有被介绍之前就使用了。例如: Samples for the 2-dimensional projection of kinetic trajectories are shown in Figure 7. The coil states are loosely gathered while the native states can form a black cluster with extremely high density in the 2-dimensional projection plane. 这里从第一句到第二句信息无法流动。“The coil states”不知道是从何而来的。读者会发现下面改动后的句子更容易明白。 Kinetic trajectories are projected onto xx and yy variables in Figure 7. This figure shows two populated states. One corresponds to loosely gathered coil states while the other is the native state with a higher density. 在这个新段里,新插入的第二句使每句均能从旧信息出发到新信息结束。第一句与第二句之间以“Figure”相连而第二句与第三句之间以“two states”相连。而新信息“coil states”则出现在第三句的最后。整段环环相连,成为一个整体。再看一个例子: The accuracy of the model structures is given by TM-score. In case of a perfect match to the experimental structure, TM-score would be 1. 在第二个句子里,旧信息“TM-score”被埋在中间,被新信息“a perfect match to experimental structure”打断了。这里建议修改如下: The accuracy of the model structures is measured by TM-score, which is equal to 1 if there is a perfect match to the experimental structure. 科技写作中的最大问题就是新旧信息顺序颠倒。新信息和旧信息对作者来说可能不是很好区分,因为他非常熟悉所有的信息。为了避免这种问题,不管什么时候,每当你开始写新句,你应该问问自己,这些词前面有没有被提到过。一定要把提到过的放前面,没提过的放后面。

  38. 2. 读者想在主语之后立刻看到行为动词。对一个说明谁在做什么的句子,读者需要找到动词才能理解。如果动词和主语之间相隔太远,阅读就会被寻找动词打断。而打断阅读就会使句子难以理解。这里有个例子: The smallest URFs (URFA6L), a 207-nucleotide (nt) reading frame overlapping out of phase the NH2-terminal portion of the adenosinetrip hosphatase (ATPase) subinit 6 gene has been identified as the animal equivalent of the recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit 8 gene. 同样的句子,将动词放在主语之后: The smallest of the URFs is URFA6L, a 207-nucleotide (nt) reading frame overlapping out of phase the NH2-terminal portion of the adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) subinit 6 Gene; it has been identified as the animal equivalent of the recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit 8 gene. 这样新的句子就更加平衡了。尽量避免过长的主语和过短的宾语。这就像头重脚轻的人很难站稳。短的主语紧跟着动词加上长的宾语效果会更好。 3. 读者期望每句只有一个重点,这个重点通常在句尾。比较下面两个句子,我们可以感觉到他们着重强调不同的东西。 URFA6L has been identified as the animal equivalent of the recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit 8 gene. Recently discovered yeast H+-ATPase subunit 8 gene has a corresponding animal equivalent gene URFA6L. 很明显,前面的句子是关于一个最近发现的酵母基因,而第二句则着重强调了它有一个和动物一致的基因。另外一个例子: The enthalpy of hydrogen bond formation between the nucleoside bases 2-deoxyguanosine (dG) and 2-deoxycytidine (dC) has been determined by direct measurement. 这个句子看起来好像是在强调“direct measurement”。这不太像是原作者的目的。颠倒一下会使句子更加平衡。 We have directly measured the enthalpy of hydrogen bond formation between the nucleoside bases 2-deoxyguanosine (dG) and 2-deoxycytidine (dC). 新的句子更简单而且更短,同时避免了头重脚轻的症状。总之,句尾是读者对该句最后的印象。把最好的,最重要的,和想要读者记住的东西放在句尾。

  39. 读者对段落的期望 每一个段落都应该只讲一个故事。在一段里表述多个观点会使读者很难知道该记住什么、这段想表达什么。一段的第一句要告诉读者这一段是讲什么的。这样读者想跳过这段就可以跳过。一段的最后一句应该是这段的结论或者告诉读者下一段是什么。段落中的句子应该由始到终通过逻辑关系连接,实现由旧信息到新信息的流动。比如这一段: The enthalpy of hydrogen bond formation between the nucleoside bases 2-deoxyguanosine (dG) and 2-deoxycytidine (dC) has been determined by direct measurement. dG and dC were derivatized at the 5 and 3 hydroxyls with triisopropylsilyl groups to obtain solubility of the nucleosides in non-aqueous solvents and to prevent the ribose hydroxyls from forming hydrogen bonds. From isoperibolic titration measurements, the enthalpy of dC:dG base pair formation is -6.650.32 kcal/mol. 很难知道作者在这段里想表达什么。从这段的起始和结束看来,焓(enthalpy)应该是他想表达的重点。下面是重新组合后的段落。 We have directly measured the enthalpy of hydrogen bond formation between the nucleoside bases 2-deoxyguanosine (dG) and 2-deoxycytidine (dC). dG and dC were derivatized at the 5 and 3 hydroxyls with triisopropylsilyl groups; these groups serve both to solubilize the nucleosides in non-aqueous solvents and to prevent the ribose hydroxyls from forming hydrogen bonds. The enthalpy of dC:dG base pair formation is -6.650.32 kcal/mol according to isoperibolic titration measurements,

  40. 首句描述了整段的主题。原段里的第一句颠倒是为了1) 使新信息“dG”和“dC”在句子最后并强调它们。2)更好地跟下面一句衔接。原段里的第二句被分成两部分,这样每一部分只表达了一个观点。最后一句时总结整段。再看另一个例子: Large earthquakes along a given fault segment do not occur at random intervals because it takes time to accumulate the strain energy for the rupture. The rates at which tectonic plates move and accumulate strain at their boundaries are approximately uniform. Therefore, in first approximation, one may expect that large ruptures of the same fault segment will occur at approximately constant time intervals. If subsequent main shocks have different amounts of slip across the fault, then the recurrence time may vary, and the basic idea of periodic main shocks must be modified. 在这个例子里,前两句共同阐明了积累张力的速度(Rate Of Strain Accumulation)。然而,第一句里的旧信息并没有放在第二句的开始。读者读到第三句的时候通常就不明白这段到底要讲什么了。更清晰的描述应该如下: Large earthquakes along a given fault segment do not occur at random intervals because it takes time to accumulate the strain energy for the rupture. The rates of strain accumulation at the boundaries of tectonic plates are approximately uniform. Therefore, nearly constant time intervals (at first approximation) would be expected between large ruptures of the same fault segment. [However?], the recurrence time may vary; the basic idea of periodic main shocks may need to be modified if subsequent main shocks have different amounts of slip across the fault. 新段现在着重阐明了地震的发生频率。下划线标明了以前描述过的旧信息。很明显,新旧信息的连接是理解这段的关键。从旧信息到新信息的流动是使读者轻松阅读的最佳方式。写文章的目的不是去测试读者的阅读能力,而是考验作者的表达能力。不能怪人没看懂,只能怪自己没写清楚。常常听到这样的抱怨:那审稿人连这都不懂! 审稿人也可以说:连这个也写不清楚。

  41. 读者对图表的期望 一些没有耐心的读者会直接通过图表来判断一篇文章是否值得一读。怎样能使读者不需读正文就能理解图表是至关重要的。对于表来说,由于我们是从左向右阅读的,我们熟悉的信息应该出现在左边而新的信息出现在右边。例如,下面列出的表1和表2是仅仅调换了两列。比较一下那个表格更易理解。 显然因为我们更熟悉时间作为独立变量,表2就比表1容易读些。制表的另一条规则是把最好的留在最后。也就是最能使人感兴趣的结果应该放在最右边一列或在最后一行,因为这些地方是读者结束阅读并能留下印象的地方。下面的例子比较了各种方法的精度。最后一行展示了现在得到的结果。

  42. 对于图,我们至少应该对所有的标签(数字、座标和说明)使用大的黑体Helvetica字体。只画出重要的区域。尽量不用彩色就能使曲线达到最大的区分(彩色的图很贵)。对于图,我们至少应该对所有的标签(数字、座标和说明)使用大的黑体Helvetica字体。只画出重要的区域。尽量不用彩色就能使曲线达到最大的区分(彩色的图很贵)。 这是我喜欢的一个图。它说明了一些画图的原理。对你的工作用实线而对别人的工作用点画线。间隔使用实心和空心符号来使曲线之间的不同更加明确。详细说明X和Y座标,标题不用缩写。

  43. 审稿人要什么? 文章在发表前必须经过审稿人的评审。他们一般是相关领域的专家甚至是你的竞争者。他们会尽力寻找你文章中的毛病。有时,由于不同的观点和竞争的需要,审稿人或许会试图阻止你的文章发表。因此,文章必须写得理由充足。在被别人挑剔之前,自己必须首先鸡蛋里挑骨头,预先回答审稿人的可能质疑。 怎样满足审稿人? 1). 只提出“一”个中心命题。论文里的观点太多,不但不好写,问题也容易多,读者也不易记住你要说什么。 2). 在这个中心命题的基础上,用一个迷人(但绝不夸张)的标题来吸引审稿人的兴趣。无偿审稿使审稿人只审批感兴趣的论文。如果你不能引起审稿人的兴趣,那最好不要发表那篇文章。编辑们有时候会很郁闷,因为找不到有兴趣的审稿人。 3). 合理解释每一个参数,合理说明每一个步骤。审稿人没时间考虑细节。程序和参数的合理化显示出你知道你在做什么,而不是凑数据。没理由要找理由,有理由要强调。 4). 问问你自己是否提供了足够重复你工作的所有细节。审稿人(或读者)越容易再现你的工作,他就越可能接受你的文章。当然,审稿人并不会真正去重做你的工作,但你必须通过你的描述使他相信可以重做。 5). 必须有说服力!尽量做彻底而不是半成品的工作!用多方面测试来证明你的中心命题。要使文章像律师证明无罪官司,预先回答一切可能提出的疑问。 6). 引用所有重要的研究工作,特别是经典力作。写作的时候要再做全面文献检索。为了达到这些目标,写科学论文的时候必须遵照一定的框架结构。

  44. Part 1 of a reviewer’s evaluation report for JZUS-B’s article

  45. Part 2 of a reviewer’s evaluation report for JZUS-B’s article

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