英語醫學科研論文的格式和要求

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I.格式

英語醫學科研論文的格式和要求

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, ICMJE)

(The Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, 5th Ed., 1997,URMSBJ)(國際——溫哥華格式1979年建立, 2006年2月最新版)*, 一篇生物醫學科研論文(以下簡稱"論文")應包括以下12個部分:

e               7. Acknowledgements

ract               8. References

oduction            9. Legends

rials and Methods   10. Figures

lts              11. Tables

ussion            12. Plates and Explanations

II.要求

1.標題

A. 標題的要求

Titles are to be written to be understood by those in your field, telling them exactly what you have done in your work.(告訴你的同行確切研究了什麼)

(America)Journal of the National Cancer Institute: within 14 words.

The British Journal of Cancer: within 100 letters

China journals: Chinese within 20 words; English within 10 lexical words

要求:

(1) Short and concise(簡明扼要):Write in one line (not a sentence); not containing an active verb; not exceeding 25 words or 120-140 letters and spaces; no abbreviations or chemical symbols except those that are generally accepted, e.g. DNA, RNA, AIDS, CT, etc.; 中文標題常見的“試論”,“淺談”,“初探”等詞在英文標題中一般不用。我國的國家標準(GB-7713-87)要求將一般英文標題的實詞控制在10個詞以內。例:Association between Duration of Obesity and Risk of Non-insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus 肥胖期與非依賴胰島素糖尿病之關係

(2)Informative(資訊豐富):State exactly what you want the reader to know about your paper and your work;

(3)Indexing(便於索引):Pack as many key words or indexing terms as possible into the title without overloading it; key words not in the title will be in the abstract or can go in the "Key Words" section of the paper; key words are usually in the beginning or ending place of the title. 標題是讀者檢索文獻的重要標識,是著錄題錄和索引等第二次文獻的重要內容。標題中所選每一個實詞必須是正確通用的術語,能提供文獻檢索,儘量包含關鍵詞。要求儘量把關鍵詞(索引詞)安排在標題最前面或最後面的位置上

(4)Highlighting the head word. (突出中心詞): 每條標題都有中心詞,它們是能高度概括論文中心內容和主題的單詞,要將其放在最顯著突出的位置。中心詞的內容一般是研究方法,研究物件,研究目的或效果,一般為名詞,名詞短語,分詞短語或動名詞短語。

例:Knowledge-based Technology in the Service of Health 論衛生事業中的知識技術

Cognitive Impairment and Intracranial Calcification in Chronic Hyparathyroidism 鑑別力受損與顱內鈣化——甲狀旁腺功能逐漸減退

美國醫學寫作協會(American Medical Writers Association)醫學論文寫作要領中對於標題的說明是:

1、Introduce the article into the scientific literature

2、Most important part of the article: the part most often read and often the only part read

3、Keep precise and brief( 85-character limit is typical)

4、Must stand alone: no abbreviations

5、Avoid: “declarative” or “headline” titles; “ Our Experience” titles; asking rhetorical questions in titles:

So start with : Effect of[explanatory variable(s) ]on [ response variable] under[conditions]”

6. 不同的醫學期刊對標題的書寫規則要求不同, 一般有兩種形式:

1). Post-transfusion hepatitis: A report of 60 cases

2). A Successful Operation on a Pair of Female Twins With Conjoined Liver

標題中冠詞的用法:

1). (The) Treatment of gram-negative shock

2). Carcinoma of the anal canal

Running title

B. 標題的結構

標題的結構一般都用名詞作主幹的名詞短語型,這類標題結構中作為主幹詞的名詞一般帶有動詞意義,有時也用完整句,以陳述句較多,偶爾也用疑問句。例:

Resolution of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Recovery from Fulminant Hepatic Failure 治療成年人突發性肝衰竭康復後呼吸窘迫綜合症

Using a Title Table to Evaluate Syncope 列表診斷暈厥

表示診斷,治療方式或藥物治療的標題結構

這類標題中的diagnosis, treatment, therapy 等作主幹的名詞都帶有動詞意義,後跟for, in, to, with 等引導的介詞短語引出病名或接受診治的部位及所使用的藥物。例:

Adjunctive Therapy with Aspirin in Vernal Conjunctivitis 用阿司匹林輔助治療春季結膜炎

Basic Approach in the Management of Intraocular Foreign Bodies 眼內異物的基本處理方法

(藥物)治療:A治療B(A=name of the medicine; B= name of the disease)

A in the treatment/management of B;

treatment of B with A;

use of A in the treatment of B;

A therapy/treatment of B;