当选定了拟投期刊和论文的最后一稿准备好后，就可向SCI期刊投稿了。

1.准备投稿信

　　　SCI期刊的编辑往往需要一些有关作者及其论文的信息，而作者也希望给编辑提供一些有助于其全文送审及决策的信息。这些信息都应该 包括在投稿信（covering letter)中。职称论文发表投稿信应包括以下几个方面的内 容（示例19-1)。

     (1) 论文的题目和所有作者的姓名及地址。

     (2) 论文的类型（letter，regular paper，special section paper，review， tutorial or communication) 0

     (3) 论文的意义或新意（What issues led to this work? What gap is being filled? What is the broader context for this work? What is new here? To our knowledge, this is the first report showing ?…）

     (4) 声明文稿权转让。

     (5) 无一'稿多投(This manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently in press,under review,or being considered for publication by another journal) 〇

     (6) 所有列出作者均对文稿有确切贡献。

     (7) 文稿内容真实，无伪造。

     (8) 所有作者均已阅读文稿，且同意送稿（All authors have read and approved the manuscript being submitted,and agree to its submittal to this journal) 0

     (9) 建议审稿人及因存在竞争关系而不宜做审稿人的名单。

     (10) 通迅作者（corresponding author)的姓名、详细地址、电话 和传真号码、Email地址      (11) 通迅作者签名。

Sdma对投稿信要求更多：

The title of the paper and a statement of its main point.

Any information needed to ensure a fair review process.

Names of colleagues who have reviewed the paper.

Also required for submission are the following： Names, telephone, andEmailaddresses for all authors.

A statement that none of the material has been published or is under consideration elsewhere, including the Internet.

Names, affiliations and Email addresses of five potential refer

ences.

For investigations on humans，a statement indicating that informed consent was obtained after the nature and possible consequences of the studies were explained.

For authors using experimental animals, a statement that the animalsJ care was in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Copies of any paper by you or your coauthors that is in press or under consideration elsewhere that relates to the work submitted to Science ,or of any paper that is cited in your paper as in press. These materials should be sent as attached PDF files in an email to science _ editors@aaas. org.

Written permission from any author who is not an author of your manuscript but whose work is cited as a personal communication or in press. Permission must allow distribution of in press manuscripts or relevant data to reviewers or any interested reader upon publication.

 

     示例19-1投稿信范例-1

Dear Editor,

Enclosed for your consideration is cm original research article ^entitled “ ”

L All authors of this research paper have directly participated in the planning，ejcecuti(m，or cmalyais of thh study?

2. ALL authors of this paper have read and approved the jinaL version submitted ?

3. The contents of this ma?2uscript have not been copyrighted, or published previously,

4. The contents of this manuscript are not now under consideration jor publication elsewhere.

5. The contents of this manuscript xvill not be copyrighted ^ submitted or published elsewhere ^xvhile acceptance by the Journal is under consideration.

6. There are no directly related manuscripts or abstracts, published or unpublished <,by any authors of this paper.

We believe the paper may be of particular interest to the readers of your journal because the study reports that

Correspondence and phone calls about the paper should be directed to

at the following address，phone and fax number，und e-rnail ad~

dress :

(your name arid address here)

Thanks very much for your attention to our paper.

Sincerely yours ,

(your name here )

     许多论文因SCI期刊编辑部找不到合适的审稿人（Reviewer)，致 使稿件一拖再拖。提供审稿人名单和详细通讯地址，会加快审稿速度。 此外，找到的审稿人也可能因不熟悉该研究方向，而低估稿件的意义而 被退稿。因此，在投稿的同时，提供一些熟悉论文内容的审稿人是必要的。提供审稿人要尽可能熟悉该稿件所做的工作。审稿人可以在文章末 尾的参考文献中找，也可以推荐你所熟悉的相同领域专家（示例19-2)。

示例19-2投稿信范例-2

Dear Dr, ，

I would like to sulmit the attached manuscript, for consideration

for possible pMication in the Research Articles section of JCI.

My two nominees for associate editor are Dr. Smith and Dr. . Dr.

Smith is vueLL versed in the topic of the paper ,vuhile Dr. has used

a methodology in his oivn research that is related to the methodology in the paper being submittedt

Regarding the option of nominating up to four reviewers, my nominees are ：

Name-1 , Email adclress-1 Name-2，Email address-2 Name-3，Email address-3 Name-4 ^Email address-4

The nominees for associate editor and revievuers have no conflict of interest vuith any of the authors of the paper being submitted.

This paperior closely related research ) has not been published or accepted for publication. It is not under consideration at another journal. No other papers using the same data set have been publishedr (Note： If other papers using the data set have been published ^please indicate the differences hetxveen the submitted paper and the other published papers,)

Sincerely，

(your name a?id address here)