Smyth John, Verweij Jaap, D'Incalci Maurizio, Balakrishnan Lekshmy
University of Edinburgh, Cancer Research Centre, Crewe Road South, Cancer Research UK Building, Edinburgh, EH4 2XR, United Kingdom.
Eur J Cancer. 2006 Mar;42(4):434-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.12.009. Epub 2006 Feb 7.
Having your work published in a good journal is the life-blood of research. Publications are the key element in scientific communication and influence future funding and cancer development for the authors. Every year more and more manuscripts are submitted and competition for acceptance is fierce. The editors of EJC recently held a workshop to discuss ways to improve manuscript writing, and this paper summarises their recommendations. Choose a title carefully, keep the introduction short, avoid confusing methods with results, and use figures wherever possible. Discuss only the relevance of new findings to published literature. Above all read the specific "instructions to authors" -- it is surprising how often this is ignored -- at peril!
在优秀期刊上发表作品是研究的生命线。出版物是科学交流的关键要素，对作者未来的资金支持和职业发展有着重要影响。每年提交的稿件越来越多，竞争异常激烈。《欧洲癌症杂志》（EJC）的编辑们最近举办了一场研讨会，讨论如何提高稿件撰写质量，本文总结了他们的建议。仔细选择标题，保持引言简短，避免将方法与结果混淆，并尽可能使用图表。只讨论新发现与已发表文献的相关性。最重要的是，阅读具体的“作者须知”——令人惊讶的是，这一点常常被忽视——后果自负！
