SCI article writing strategy-take-off station

Foreword The
personal qualifications are ordinary, SCI submissions have experienced three journals five submissions, multiple rejections and N revisions. It took half a year to stagger and accept. Because novices generally find it difficult to locate their articles, from the first district publication to the top publication in district 2 and then to the general publication in district 2, it is also possible for students who are rich in time to repeat it. . .
One is: you can get a lot of high-quality revision opinions; the
second is: to find the correct positioning for the article; the
third is: after some will training, you are the unbeatable Xiaoqiang.

So far, although the journey has been very watery, so-so, limited by aptitude and cognition, it is difficult to say that it is accurate and profound, and the purpose is to exchange and study together.

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1. Reviewer's self-report

Reviewer or rejection? How to pass the first level?

1. Look at the title, summary, and conclusion, innovation is okay;
2. Experiment diagrams and tables are like that;
3. Introduction, the "cake" is well drawn, and it gives people a bright spot;
4. References ok;
   • Reviewer
   • Rejection

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Previously, I saw the review interface of a journal on Zhihu. There are some questions that the reviewer must answer. These are listed below. Compare these questions to better improve the article.

1. Does the paper contribute to the body of knowledge? Does the paper contribute to the body of knowledge?
2. Is the paper technically sound? Is the paper technically sound?
3. Is the subject matter in a comprehensive manner? Is the subject matter in a comprehensive manner?
4. Are the references provided applicable and sufficient? Are the references provided applicable and sufficient?
5. Are there references that are not appropricate for the topic being discussed? Are there references that are not suitable for the topic being discussed?
6. Recommendation

• Accepted(minor edits)
• Reject(updates required before resubmission)
• Reject(do not encourage resubmit)

7. Confidential Comments to the Editor
8. Comments to the Author

2. Start from reading the literature

Regarding the direction of the preliminary quick start, some personal understandings were mentioned in the previous blog post: SCI article download, journal selection, district query-take-off station . Although the Chinese literature generally has no idea, the experiment is in the cloud and the code is unwilling to share. But the Chinese are not good at anything else, they are still very good at tracking and repeating work abroad. Therefore, you can get into the industry faster by reading Chinese first and then English.

1. Read the literature effectively

• After you have downloaded dozens of papers. Don't go to extremes, just look at the abstract and just take it lightly, and don't read the article once you get it.
• When I started to read the literature, I also read through the whole article aimlessly without letting go of every word, but the efficiency was extremely low. More often than not, after reading, I feel good about myself, but in fact it is messy in the wind and I don’t know what I have read.
• Later when I got some ideas and 带着目的性went to read the literature, my efficiency was greatly improved. First, an article 创新性好不好, 解决了什么问题, 用了什么方法, 有没有什么问题, 是不是我关心的, 如果是则继续往下读.
• In addition, in theory, experiment, and writing 带着问题去读文献找方法, the purpose is stronger and the reading efficiency will be higher.

To understand the 多数文章看摘要principle: 部分文章看方法, 少数文章需全文精读, . The abstract explains the purpose, problems, methods and main results of the research to help you determine whether the article has content worth reading.

1). The title is the epitome of the article, and the abstract is the refinement of the article!

• 逐字Read the abstract and understand the author of each sentence 表达的意义.
• Ask yourself 4 questions: research purpose? What problem was solved? What method is used? What is the result?

2). Read the introduction

• Introduction equivalent to a small reviewed, he explained that 研究的来龙去脉, 存在的问题as well as author 创新的来源和思路. We can learn from good ideas to find innovations .

2. Be sure to take notes!

• Shout 3 times, I will take notes! ! ! There are hundreds of articles during the master's degree. Even if you read intensively, you will find that you will find it is new again after a period of time.

• Do you know what is the most painful thing about scientific research? It's just that you suddenly got inspiration while taking a bath, and you suddenly got some ideas while squatting. Then the question is, which literature seems to have seen it? ! So you are crazy again. . .

So the question is again, how to take notes? Try multiple ways:

• For example, the document is printed out and recorded directly on the document. 方便但Is it still in the future 不好查找. Imagine that one day your junior is anxious and has no paper at hand, and you see a few pieces of waste paper on your desk. . . So you will never find a document with detailed notes.
• For another example, buy a notebook specifically called "Document Reading Notes and Experiences". The advantage is 方便查阅that you have to write the title of the document and the author when you take notes.
• Another example is the use of document management software. Endnote, Noteexpress, etc., 方便好用then you have to spend a lot of money on an ipad, and it is best to prepare an 800-year-old Pencial.

3. Where is the idea?

批判性Reading literature is an effective way to generate new ideas:

• Always ask " 为什么要这样", learn and learn from the literature, 思想and 方法use it 应用到其他不同的问题中去.

For example, I was reading an article "Random Forest Algorithm for Differential Privacy Protection", which was integrated using ID3 decision tree stumps, and only added Laplace noise to the leaf nodes, so why did this? Why use the simplest tree stump for integration without considering increasing the depth of the tree? Wouldn't it be more accurate to increase the depth of the tree? Why only add noise to leaf nodes? Isn't it better to add noise to internal nodes?

• I often ask " 为什么不这样" and find potential in the literature to 局限性force myself to think about the same problem 其他解决方法.

For another example, for the study of "Random Forest Algorithm for Differential Privacy Protection", it is also AdaBoost, which is an integrated learning classic algorithm. There is no relevant research on HowNet, and there are very few foreign texts based on ID3 trees. So why not build an AdaBoost differential privacy model based on CART tree?
Ever since, I did. In the process of doing the above reasons, there are some difficulties, but there are always corresponding solutions to improve the difficulties. This article seems to the reviewers to be innovative, but in my opinion, I dare to do basic theoretical research and have done it. Isn't it a more contribution than those illusory big research and big innovations.

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3. General logic of SCI articles

Personal experience: Read more articles → learn to imitate → then form your own writing logic.

An article must have clear and smooth logic:

• Chapter logic : Introduction, methods, experiments, discussions, conclusions, etc. are different 章节是否相互呼应?
• For example, does each sentence in the introduction pave the way for the method?
• Are the experimental results sufficient to confirm the core innovation of the paper and show the details of the method?
• Paragraph small logic : each段的核心句最好放开头，开门见山
• For example, are the previous paragraph and the next paragraph coherent?
• Available parallel structure, total score structure, progressive relationship, etc.
• Micro Logic statement : 两句话之间逻辑顺畅，可读性要好.

1. Summary

I personally write the abstract first, then list the article catalog, then do experiments, and finally return to practice and polish the abstract.

Because the initial abstract is yours 创新以及理论初步形成后, the entire research is 行文缩影available 做引子. During the experiment, you have to face constant new ideas, add some things, solve some problems, etc., so that the final summary will be more mature.

How to write the abstract: one grasp, four components, four elements.

• 把握Independence, concise and concise, every sentence and even every wording is meaningful.
• Generally, it is based on the research purpose, methods, results, and conclusions 组成.
• 要素: The first sentence introduces the purpose of the research , introduces the method to solve the problem , explains the important results , and concludes with the conclusion of the experiment to clarify the meaning .

2. Introduction

Importance of introduction!

• The introduction is 是否接收a key part of the editor and reviewer's article, and it is also 判断创新the key to sex.
• If the pie painting is good, it will 给人眼前一亮, and it will 决定文章的高度.
• So, in the introduction 要认真画大饼.

The role of introduction!

介绍研究背景, 缕清研究脉络, 找到研究缺陷, 认可论文创新.
In fact, it is to put together a good story line, summarize the current situation, point out problems, propose methods, and emphasize innovation. (Pay attention to the before and after logic, express coherence, and do it in one go!)

How to write the introduction?

Four-character essentials: "start, inherit, turn, and unite", tell the story well!

From:《开门见山、直切主题》 ,

1-2 sentences explain the research background and importance; quickly introduce the content that needs to be mentioned in the paper, don't start from the beginning.

Cheng:《逻辑清晰、客观评价》 ,

Use clear logic to summarize the relevant research in 2-3 sentences. The first sentence of each paragraph should be a simple summary of this paragraph. If the content of the first sentence of each paragraph can be connected, it will be even more All right. Pay attention to the timeliness of citations and relevance to journals.

Turn:《阐述已有研究Gap、介绍本文研究工作》 ,
1-2 sentence summary of current research, pointed out that the existence of a defect or Gap, and then draws a word what has been done.

Together:《明确论文创新、介绍论文框架》 ,
slitting list of this dissertation, thesis here is not about what has been done, but there is not the same as what others. Generally 1 core innovation, 1-2 secondary innovations, and finally introduce the thesis framework.

3. Method

Method is the use of innovation in the article. Through a lot of accumulation, repeated comparisons, and so on, can the spark of innovation burst into our brains!

The following ways are available for reference:

• Path 1: Apply the X theory of paper A to the research of paper B;

• Path 2: Refer to the X algorithm of the A paper to improve the related algorithm of the B paper;

• Path 3: Combine the X model of the A paper and the Y model of the B paper into the Z model of the C paper;

This method can be said to be a comprehensive method. It is necessary to find out whether the two models can be combined before application, and there must be experimental demonstration.

• Finally, I quote from Senior Brother Zhou Zhaoxiong: It is very difficult for master students to invent new methods or theories, and none of the papers I have read has done it. However, it is within our power to improve, apply or combine algorithms. To find innovation, accumulation is the key, that is, we have to read more, summarize more, and maintain a curious and good heart for finding problems.

4. Experiment\Chart

• The structure, process, algorithm, model, principle, etc. in the paper should not be described in words as much as possible if it can be expressed in diagrams.漂亮的图胜过千言万语！
• The format, resolution, coordinates, and text number of the experiment diagram must meet the requirements of the journal. So read the Author guidelines of several target journals when doing experiments. Otherwise, the pictures don’t match when you submit the paper, so you have to run the experimental data again? Or ps retouching makes the reviewers think you may be fraudulent? Actually it's not good!
• Finally, learning Python well is a matter for all walks of life. In addition to the algorithms for data analysis, various graphics are also very nice.

5 Conclusion

• Conclusion of the article, be sure to include what content: test 结果, 讨论, 结论, 对比.
• Most SCI foreign reviewers are very concerned about the conclusion part. If any small link is missing, the manuscript will be rejected if it is bad. If it is good, it will be overhauled and you will be able to supplement the experiment. As far as your time is concerned, it will take a month if it is good, and it will not be completed if it is more.

6. References

.Document Management Software

1）. Endnote

It is powerful, and the library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has provided free download.
Download link : EndNote document management software

Library announcement:
Endnote instructions: Before installing, end users need to unzip the two files EN20Inst.msi and License.dat to the same folder (not directly on the desktop), and then double-click the EN20Inst.msi file to proceed Installation, no need to enter the serial number.
EndNote is a document management software developed by Clarivate Analytics; it is a powerful tool for document management and paper writing.

EndNote function:

1. Document management
1) Establish a personal database locally to find the collected document records at any time
2) Through the search results, accurately access the required PDF full text, pictures and tables
3) Share the database with others, group and analyze the documents Check duplicates and download the full text automatically.
2. Paper writing
1) Read and retrieve relevant documents at any time, and insert them into the references after the article in the format required by the journal.
2) Quickly find the required pictures and tables, and insert them into the corresponding papers Position
3) When transferring to other journals, the format conversion of papers and references can be completed quickly

2）. EoteExpress

Made in China, for Chinese 写毕业论文可用它article .
Download address of the Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences: NoteExpress document management software

Library announcement: The use right of NoteExpress software has been opened, no account password, through IP control, readers are welcome to use it, and provide convenience for you to read literature and write papers!
NoteExpress is a popular reference management tool software. Its core function is to help readers efficiently use electronic resources in the entire scientific research process: retrieve and manage the abstracts and full texts obtained; when writing academic papers, dissertations, monographs or reports, You can easily add notes in the text at the designated position in the main text, and then automatically generate a reference index according to the requirements of different journals and dissertation formats.

Its core functions are as follows:

1. Retrieval: Supports hundreds of global library stacks and electronic databases, such as Wanfang, Weipu, Journal Network, Elsevier ScienceDirect, ACS, OCLC, Library of Congress, etc. Retrieve once, save forever.
2. Management: It can manage millions of electronic literature bibliography and full text in different categories, and the original virtual folder function is more suitable for modern multi-disciplinary scientific research.
3. Analysis: Perform a variety of statistical analysis on the search results, so that researchers can quickly understand important experts, research institutions, research hotspots, etc. in a certain field.
4. Discovery: The note-taking function related to the literature can record the thinking when reading the literature at any time, which is convenient for later viewing and quoting. Search results can be stored for a long time, and related documents that meet specific conditions can be automatically pushed, which provides great convenience for long-term tracking of research trends in a certain specialty.
5. Writing: Support Word and WPS, you can quote the saved bibliography at any time when writing the paper, and automatically generate a reference index that meets the requirements. The software has built-in format definitions for more than 3800 domestic and foreign journals and dissertations. The original multi-language template function can automatically differentiate the output according to the language of the cited references.

Tips:

1. It is recommended to close the anti-virus software and word when installing NoteExpress, and then return to normal after the installation is successful;
2. If you previously installed version 2.0, you need to uninstall and then install the new version 3.0
3. It is recommended that users use it formally Create your own new database from time to time, and choose the folder where the attachments are stored and the attachment storage method
. Readers are welcome to download and install the desktop terminal, and use the following tutorials to get help. You can exchange experience and get technical support through the forum at any time during use!
Technical support forum:
NE video tutorial Youku album:
NE graphic tutorial:
technical support phone: 010-88595046 Technical exchange QQ group: 114113503

3）. Zotero

Open source and free. I installed it a long time ago, but it didn't work.

4）. Mendeley

Free under Elsevier. Currently still in use.
Download URL: Mendeley

Word plug-in: Introduction to the citation plug-in
Download: plug-in download and usage
Note: Currently the latest plug-in only supports 2016 and above version word.

4. SCI writing and translation

A. Writing tools

1）LaTex

• If you are still troubled by the tricky format requirements of each journal, and you have to change the format once to submit a journal, then you might as well try LaTex 谁用谁方便.
• Most of the official websites of foreign journals provide LaTex templates. Typesetting, formatting, references, etc. have been designed for you in the template, and you only need to 填充内容即可.
• Use it for graduation thesis, and your writing will fly easily.

LaTeX installation and use reference: LaTeX study notes-installation and use

2）注意语句\时态

• The full text is mainly in the passive voice, with fewer or no personal pronouns;
• Use the more (also according to the actual situation, foreigners will add a lot of the);
• The overall tense is based on the general present tense, other tenses depend on the situation, and the conclusion is better in the present perfect tense;
• Use conjunctions between sentences, a complete sentence has only one predicate;
• The logical expression of the sentence must be clear and the sentence must be complete;
• Pay attention to the words In order to → to.

B. Translation tools

1）谷歌翻译

Everyone is no stranger to this, the most widely used translation tool for scientific research.

2）CNKI翻译助手

Can be used for professional vocabulary translation, professional term translation, etc.

3）grammary

An online grammar correction and proofreading tool, the free version can check the spelling of words, correct punctuation, and correct grammatical errors. The paid version features more rich students can try.

There are web versions: grammary , software, Google plug-in and word plug-in: download link .

4）DeepL

It is said to be a new magic that surpasses Google Translate and Youdao Translate.
DeepL translation software official website: DeepL
DeepL translation software Windows version download address: DeepL

5）易搜塔ESOTA

Online application, email registration. An information assistant for people writing in English, which is widely massive collection of papers in various disciplines as a database, by intelligent language analysis algorithms, a variety of ways for you authentic inquiry 英语搭配and 例句.

C. Imitation writing is the truth

With tens of thousands of translation tools, it is better to imitate and practice the sentences in the literature, accumulate more, and refine your writing ability.

Five, see the following blog posts about SCI submissions

At last

I hope to inspire and help the students who will publish SCI papers. I wish you all the best in the road of publishing SCI.