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。 ! x8 ^3 b( b0 Q* I' h) dcover 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。 3 K; W* V$ P- r: [/ c8 V A) oDear Dr.: W% f9 e% G# w& q1 J+ DEnclosed 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. # ]/ e+ S: N' B/ NWe 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. ! Y* ^2 P/ l9 c, G, Q. R" sCorrespondence 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:; f+ {2 I% i5 ], v7 a
Rose N .Dipaola,MD, k1 x7 _7 d& X$ l# l5 x R
Institute of Internal Medicine - q! v9 C) P% S6 i5 \; xCleveland Clinic Foundation6 O) Y/ A4 q- a' M% `8 _
9500 Euclid Ave. , \: Y, F9 [; m9 z& w8 ECleveland,OH44195,USA' l e$ P) X' b7 @! Y6 F1 z; w9 L
Tel:1-216-444-5360 # O* b1 ]' H/ Q# ~2 EFax:1-216-444-9580 ) ~2 O. G. x8 ]* g) fE-mail:dipao@cesmtp .ccf. Org , X# H- x9 F N6 |Thanks very much for your attention to our paper. 0 l# y3 p; ]" Z( |6 [Sincerely yours, O g* T, q9 |' }+ {. F% PRose N.Dipaola