期刊投稿｜Cover Letter

基本所有期刊投稿时，都可以提交Cover Letter，

只是有些期刊是必选项，有些是可选项。

 

Cover Letter的作用，类似于一封给期刊编辑的自荐信，推荐你自己的论文工作：

When you submit your article to a journal, you often need to include a cover letter. This is a great opportunity to highlight to the journal editor what makes your research new and important. The cover letter should explain why your work is perfect for their journal and why it will be of interest to the journal’s readers.

When writing for publication, a well-written cover letter can help your paper reach the next stage of the manuscript submission process – being sent out for peer review. So it’s worth spending time thinking about how to write a cover letter to the journal editor, to make sure it’s going to be effective.

当你向期刊投稿时，你通常需要附上一封cover letter。这是一个向期刊编辑强调你的研究新颖和重要的好机会。

cover letter应该解释为什么你的工作非常适合他们的期刊，以及为什么期刊的读者会对你的工作感兴趣。

当要发表时，一封写得好的cover letter可以帮助你的论文进入稿件提交过程的下一个阶段——被发送出去进行同行评审（peer review）。

因此，花时间思考如何给期刊编辑写一封cover letter是值得的，以确保它是有效的。

 

从上述介绍中不难看出，Cover Letter中重点写的内容是：

（1）概括介绍本论文工作的创新点、贡献和意义；

（2）说明本论文工作与期刊的目标定位（Aim and Scope）非常契合，适合期刊的读者。

 

这里是一份模板：

 

February 12, 2024 

 

Professor XXX XX

Editor-in-Chief of <journal name>

 

Dear Dr. XXX XX,

On behalf of all coauthors, I am submitting our manuscript entitled “<title>” for your consideration for publication in <journal name>.

<introduction and contribution>

We believe that this research article is within the scope of <journal name> and will be of interest to the journal’s readers.

Thanks for your consideration.

 

Sincerely yours

<signature>

<name>, phD

Professor of <institution>

 

<address>

Email: <e-mail>