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。9 d( _! _' _- O! q
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。. ~7 r" J7 e6 P
Dear Dr.:8 i# E9 q, g* V( D7 J* o
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. - z1 c7 d9 R7 c/ F7 s1 m! RWe 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 G# S7 \( |, {% @
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: 9 \, v' D# n! f \" j v+ y- ~( \, t3 ERose N .Dipaola,MD# o7 f6 |' g* q$ B
Institute of Internal Medicine* ]4 K( n" x9 ?/ ?
Cleveland Clinic Foundation / s5 P( v" f* ~+ {9500 Euclid Ave.% Z& }( Q/ b( C' f5 v" B u
Cleveland,OH44195,USA* t$ q$ _9 y* r+ l' X. Q
Tel:1-216-444-5360 ) _, D5 v' I0 }' T5 }1 FFax:1-216-444-9580 ) l/ x9 R7 i$ L; [, E& \" m, Y! ?E-mail:dipao@cesmtp .ccf. Org " ^; o% l" v8 N9 rThanks very much for your attention to our paper. & Z1 ?# t; `( ^! o, @7 ]Sincerely yours,3 h; x$ B- `% o u
Rose N.Dipaola