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。. t9 i, E, u1 ~6 ?4 ~
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。 ; g. K# O0 O- ~& s& I S/ g' ~/ ~Dear Dr.: c5 y( D" o N+ JEnclosed 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. 3 S! ? l1 b, O* k+ ]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. 3 H) N& N4 f' b+ mCorrespondence 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:/ }9 G9 G( ^7 D3 Z
Rose N .Dipaola,MD 5 }/ }, Z8 U ]Institute of Internal Medicine% Y: X) @; `: f7 E k
Cleveland Clinic Foundation$ I- T( e) G6 e G& q$ N: E# f
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E-mail:dipao@cesmtp .ccf. Org 7 M0 Q j: I( s5 ^$ m- nThanks very much for your attention to our paper. ( A6 T; ]2 h$ Q/ E" a7 tSincerely yours,( f) L2 d' ^ E( o
Rose N.Dipaola