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How to Write Manuscript in English? (The Writing-up Stage) The crucial step for publishing good SCI-cited papers NO plagiarism (严禁抄袭、做假) !!! You are out forever if you plagiarize!!! My own experience Writing and publishing SCI cited papers is not that difficult! The experience of my former and present students My mates’ experience Improve your English (general and professional) proficiency How? Be prepared to spend at least three more fold times (ie., sleep less, “talk less love”, etc) Decide which magazine to submit your MS to, get “Instruction/guide to authors” and a few sample articles from the latest issues Be familiar with the general requirements and format of English articles Which magazine to submit to? “Sell” your MS to the best possible magazine! Submit to interdisciplinary journals! Draft your manuscript following the journal requirements strictly Get figures and tables ready Revise and “polish” your draft MS with input from all co-authors Get the format and references correct Any short-cuts? No! Practice makes perfect! 1. Title of the article: precise, concise and attractive: Three ways of writing: Key Points That Require Special Attention Nouns plus adjectives and prepositions: e.g., Differences in the 5.8S rDNA sequences among ascarid nematodes A full sentence without the period: A question: Rule: Given name followed by Surname 2. Proper Presentation of Authors’ name e.g., Neil B. Chilton; Robin B. Gasser; Xing-Quan Zhu Abbreviations: N.B. Chilton; R.B. Gasser; X.Q. Zhu Corresponding author usually is the “boss” and his/her contribution is considered equal to or even higher than that of the senior author 3. Corresponding author? Responsible for communicating with the magazine 4. Contribute equally??? 5. The most important grammatical features: frequent use of the past tense and passive voice of verbs e.g., Adult worms of Ascaris were obtained from human patients after treatment with an