Cover Letter 既投稿信，對(duì)于科研論文新手來(lái)說(shuō)，不知該如何下手，而對(duì)于論文老司機(jī)來(lái)說(shuō)，重視程度普遍比較低。我們?cè)谕诘奈恼轮卸啻谓榻B過(guò)投稿信的重要性（參見(jiàn)《投稿信的重要性》），投稿信可以告訴雜志及其編輯為什么他們應(yīng)該考慮你的文章。這是特別重要的，因?yàn)楫?dāng)初審編輯在篩選你的論文時(shí)，就此決定是否在同行評(píng)審環(huán)節(jié)中尋找特定的專(zhuān)家，所以期刊歡迎增加對(duì)你研究的簡(jiǎn)要總結(jié)。
不同的期刊對(duì)投稿信的要求各不相同，例如有的雜志會(huì)要求推薦幾位審稿人。一般會(huì)在雜志的作者指南（guide for authors）中看到具體的要求。許多作者并沒(méi)有注意到投稿信的重要性，即便它的重要性已經(jīng)成為常識(shí)問(wèn)題。有些作者甚至對(duì)此有一些誤解。
投稿信應(yīng)包含哪些內(nèi)容？這一問(wèn)題在《投稿信的重要性》中已經(jīng)有給出了詳細(xì)的說(shuō)明，在此再次強(qiáng)調(diào)一下，除了一些基本信息外，最主要的是把該篇論文的研究重點(diǎn)及學(xué)術(shù)貢獻(xiàn)、創(chuàng)意簡(jiǎn)潔的強(qiáng)調(diào)下。
我們也為大家準(zhǔn)備了一個(gè)通用模板，供作者參考，該模板來(lái)自SPIE（spie.org）：
[Your Name]
[Your Affiliation]
[Your Address]
[Date]
Dear Dr. [Editor name],
I/We wish to submit a new manuscript entitled “[title of article]” for consideration by the [journal name].
I/We confirm that this work is original and has not been published elsewhere nor is it currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
In this paper, I/we report on _______. This is significant because __________. The paper should be of interest to readers in the areas of __________.
[Please explain in your own words the significance and novelty of the work, the problem that is being addressed, and why the manuscript belongs in this journal. Do not simply insert your abstract into your cover letter! Briefly describe the research you are reporting in your paper, why it is important, and why you think the readership of the journal would be interested in it.]
Please address all correspondence concerning this manuscript to me at [email address].
Thank you for your consideration of this manuscript.
Sincerely,
[Yourname]
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您可以選擇查爾斯沃思作者服務(wù)中的全程潤(rùn)色服務(wù)，它包含了對(duì)投稿信的編輯與檢查，您也可以選擇單獨(dú)的個(gè)性化服務(wù)，讓專(zhuān)業(yè)的英國(guó)編輯團(tuán)隊(duì)編輯您的英文投稿信，確保您的語(yǔ)言表述清晰、要點(diǎn)明確，以支持您的成功投稿。了解更多
