杂志主编给中国人写英文文章一些建议.ppt

TIPS FOR PUBLISHING IN WESTERN JOURNALS Mark Williams University of Colorado Editor: Arctic. Antarctic, and Alpine Research  Publishing in Western Journals Why cant Chinese scientists get published in western Journals? As editor of AAAR, I reject about 90% of manuscripts submitted from China Are there lessons that the chinese can learn that will help them get published in western journals?  Arctic Antarctic and Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research has an Impact Alpi Ine Researd Factor 0.964. t is ranked number 2 in the geograph y category and number 14 in the Environmental sciences My comments are based in part from my experience as l editor of AAAR Tm also a scientist Personal China experie  OVERVIEW Contrast Chinese and Western cultural approaches to education Step-by-step instructions on how to write a manuscript for western journals  CHINA Major economic force Natu entreprenuership World-class scientific power · Science education extensive, rigorous  NOT FULFILLING SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL ow scientific profile on the world stage Lost opportunities, both scientifically and technologically Missed opportunities to improve economy and quality of life of Chinese citizens  ANCIENT SCHOLARS .Respected Difficult exams I Many hours spent R studying Emphasis on rote learning  Soviet model Chinese borrowed the rigid Soviet system in the 1950s Soviet model congealed with chinas traditional value of education(not just political thinking) Traditional education in China. from the Confucious era on, has always been to remove independent thinking Cultural problem  AUTHORITY VS CREATIVITY Deference to existing authority and major paradigms is a major barrier to scientific breakthrough MM Poo. Nature, 2004  CONSTRUCTIVE ADVICE Greater engagement with scientists in the western world Provide a scientific environment that attracts the best and brightest chinese students to return from the west to