《CommunicatinginScience-WritingandPublishingUsing》.ppt

January 2005 中南大学 Communicating in Science - Writing and Publishing Using Engineering Village Sixuan Zhong 钟似璇 s.zhong@ The Process of Building a Database of Scientific Knowledge We have been doing this for more than 120 years. Collect, categorize, and disseminate engineering information. Abstracting and Indexing (A I) Ei收录情况及Ei在中国的收录情况 Ei收录5,100多个刊 2,600核心刊 2,500非核心刊 17%会议论文 175学科 中国期刊260 140核心刊 120非核心刊 for more information Ei in China – 在中国的发展 1992年开始收录中国科技期刊 1998年在清华大学建立中国镜像点 Ei是第一家在中国建立本地镜像的数据出版社 1998年11月中国大学集团成立 至今已有近200多用户, 包括140多所高校 Communicating in Science To write and to publish Scholarly Communication By publication Reports Articles Proposals Web pages By Speech Conferences Lectures Meetings Optimally do so in English Journal Publishing Short history – only 350 years Currently about 23,000 peer-reviewed journals with 1.4 millions articles Primary publication Journal Publishing Process of scholarly communication An integral part of scientific research itself Disseminate information Provide a mechanism for the registration of the author’s precedence Maintain quality through peer review Publishing Cycle An Author’s Goal Being accepted by a primary journal Being completely understood when it is published Scientific writing differs from other kinds of writing To inform To persuade PublicationWriting a Scientific Paper “The goal of scientific research is publication.” - Robert A. Day Structure and protocol Language Clarity Precision Objectivity Many journal articles follow a set organization named IMRaD Beginnings prepare readers for understanding the work Conclusion Communication skill is essential for scientists and engineers Publication is the goal of research Learn to inform and to persuade effectively Learn to convey your idea clearly Scientific research is not complete until the results have been published The education of a scientist is not complete until the ability to publish has been established Thank you! Sixuan Zhong – 钟似璇 Ei中国全权代表