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。& S1 k, I3 @" d+ r8 F. _
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。 ( |( y6 z3 Z$ k+ iDear Dr.: 3 m0 s1 |6 {1 ^- I6 j: S+ iEnclosed 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.' b) l' I; U( |( x
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. 6 P, l4 R& w9 U( t4 }) vCorrespondence 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 y _: @1 o& K' m! h8 Z1 ?# j0 J
Rose N .Dipaola,MD0 w& m5 v, v' ^: D! p* N j+ F) J6 c
Institute of Internal Medicine/ S/ v/ q" H4 J% V/ j) t. S
Cleveland Clinic Foundation5 w( ]2 {3 U$ y% I
9500 Euclid Ave. 1 \+ R. R/ z/ m2 g; S: tCleveland,OH44195,USA ; e' H6 \( c5 M$ rTel:1-216-444-53606 p2 I4 q* F1 s! y) f+ ?0 A
Fax:1-216-444-9580 ) \5 \0 J2 c6 h, nE-mail:dipao@cesmtp .ccf. Org 9 |. O7 s5 O$ g% @Thanks very much for your attention to our paper.9 J- W$ q& w3 \ ~4 N' {6 A+ H( @
Sincerely yours,4 P) b8 N* O' }; t& J* L- B
Rose N.Dipaola