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。 / z n- P, C" B ycover 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。 2 X' P7 N4 x ^' XDear Dr.: 6 O. o4 J- p( {- H# F$ I8 ]* V$ nEnclosed 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.# \5 R' K& m) q
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.! _- i% Z% b6 E: _# z3 i9 ^: r9 y
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: 0 W/ G. a! \4 Z O, [5 k* T p% cRose N .Dipaola,MD - e+ v( |# j5 n9 QInstitute of Internal Medicine # x4 ?2 O/ q& ]9 u+ pCleveland Clinic Foundation+ L" q$ t2 Y( N; A! b& T' W
9500 Euclid Ave. - j' p# ~6 c) b" F/ [Cleveland,OH44195,USA * ^1 Q9 M7 d/ |& U* P' g* R3 G t& j6 @' {Tel:1-216-444-5360 7 _2 I$ J( d- w4 i I+ k2 eFax:1-216-444-9580 . l3 ~1 }; o/ g& W/ C( yE-mail:dipao@cesmtp .ccf. Org $ ]6 s- F: P: J' F, k# D% w9 K3 hThanks very much for your attention to our paper. 0 ?. O; O- S1 ?# ?! r4 nSincerely yours,* i- x# c2 g) m% }* P+ ^* ?$ B
Rose N.Dipaola