对国外杂志投稿的时候,一般都是使用email投递,除了正文文章作为附件发送以外,还需要写一封信,叫cover letter,一封好的cover letter可以起到很好的作用,就好比你求职的时候的自荐信,要吸引住编辑的眼球,你就成功一半了。国外杂志编辑的权利很大,基本决定你的生死。6 U% P' j8 x, {5 V
cover letter的内容主要需要想编辑详细的介绍你的文章的主要内容,突出文章的创新性,价值,还有你为什么要发表这篇文章,还可以简要指出目前该领域的发展方向,最好你的文章就是朝向这个方向的。其他就是常规要求了,用语恰当,格式规范等。5 J; {: m9 y1 l
Dear Dr.:3 |( V, T6 U) t/ `3 K( Y3 F8 S$ {
Enclosed are three copies of a manuscript by Rose N .Dipaola,Donna A.Gallo,and Tom N.Roberts titled“Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Long-Term Transfusion Patients”.It is submitted to be considered for publication as a“Original Article" in your journal.This paper is~•Neither the entire paper nor any part of its content has been published or has been accepted elsewhere .It is not being submitted to any other journal./ W& D1 q2 b% ]+ P/ M4 d2 `6 z; F
We believe the paper may be of particular interest to the readers of your journal because the study it reports stated the HCV infection rate among long-term transfusion patients is higher than that of the general population and of short-term transfusion patients. ( W$ F& D* R, V4 v( o& ]Correspondence and phone calls about the paper should be directed to Rose N.Dipaola at the following address,phone and fax number,and e-mail address:2 b& w* l5 C1 a1 c p5 f1 U7 n
Rose N .Dipaola,MD 7 G$ B/ Z% V: p" F! GInstitute of Internal Medicine & w X% b; Y( G3 H2 z/ |% u8 M RCleveland Clinic Foundation, A7 e7 ?" Z7 e0 `: @$ X
9500 Euclid Ave. # q. M7 m0 k; @1 YCleveland,OH44195,USA$ [5 ^" a" d* g+ P8 ^# G
Tel:1-216-444-53607 i4 ]2 ~9 X! N" n& H: _; c) w) T8 t, v
Fax:1-216-444-9580! @3 d2 Z4 S* u x6 S$ r
E-mail:dipao@cesmtp .ccf. Org " l* A" J F1 \+ `( mThanks very much for your attention to our paper.& p5 N# S* L* W8 h: e8 o
Sincerely yours, " `1 x! A ^' D0 T, l: o! ]' eRose N.Dipaola