[高校科研学术英文论文写作规范教学课件]梁How_to_Write_the_Introduction.ppt

The Best Time to Write the Paper Do it while you are still working on the problem. It is advisable to go off writing in all directions at once while the research still in progress. The Definition of the Introduction A part of a book or treatise preliminary to the main portion. The Purpose of the Introduction Written to introduce the paper Better Understanding the Purpose “Reading a scientific article isn’t the same as reading a detective story. We want to know from the start that the butler did it.”  Ratnoff, 1981 On the Part of the Reader Deductive(推论) instead of Inductive (归纳) In Comparison with the Abstract Desirably redundant with the corresponding parts in the Abstract Omission of the Subtitle Introduction Omit it as required by the target journal. The Coverage of the Introduction The literature review; The definition of the problem; The purpose of the present study; The choice of methods; The statement of principal results conclusions (disputable). Abbreviations Acronyms Define within brackets any abbreviation that you intend to use in the rest of the paper. Specify within brackets any acronym that you intend to use in the rest of the paper. Citation Cite the abstract you have previously published as well as closely related papers previously published by others (by superscript). The Practice of Citation To justify your argument; To direct the reader to the specific sources for newsworthy information; To show your moral integrity; To acknowledge others’ intellectual property rights. The Format of Citation Follow the format by decided by your target journal. Acknowledge the source no mater whether it is a direct quote or it is your paraphrase. The Coverage of the Introduction The literature review; The definition of the problem; The purpose of the present study; The choice of methods; The statement of principal results conclusions (disputable). The Coverage