英语论文写作eight steps to developing an effective outline

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1、Scientific,MedicalandGeneralProofreadingandEditing3PineRidgeWay•MillValley,California94941•Tel:(415)383-5203•Fax:(415)383-3038kretchmer@sfedit.net•www.sfedit.netEightStepstoDevelopinganEffectiveOutlineSanFranciscoEditwww.sfedit.netPreparinganoutlineisthemostimportantste

2、pintheprocessofproducingamanuscriptforpublicationinajournal.Theoutlinebearsroughlythesamerelationtothefinalmanuscriptasanarchitecturalblueprintdoestoafinishedhouse.Itspurposeofanoutlineistodividethewritingoftheentirepaperintoanumberofsmallertasks.Agoodoutlinewillorganiz

3、ethevarioustopicsandargumentsinlogicalform.Byorderingthetopicsyouwillidentify,beforewritingthemanuscript,anygapsthatmightexist.Thereisnosinglebestwaytoprepareascientificmanuscript,exceptasdeterminedbytheindividualwriterandthecircumstances.Youshouldknowyourownstyleofwrit

4、ingbest.Whateveryoudecidetodo,youshouldfollowatleastthesestepsbeforebeginningtowriteyourmanuscript.Remember,atthisstage,youareonlyconstructinganoutline.Youarenotwriting;youjustneedtoputdownsomenotestoguideyourthinking.1.DevelopacentralmessageofthemanuscriptPrepareacentr

5、almessagesentence(20-25words).Ifyouwereaskedtosummarizeyourpaperinonesentence,whatwouldyousay?Everythinginthemanuscriptwillbewrittentosupportthiscentralmessage.2.DefinethematerialsandmethodsBrieflystatethepopulationinwhichyouworked,thesamplingmethodyouemployed,themateri

6、alsyouused,andmostimportantly,themethodsyouusedtocarryoutthestudy3.Summarizethequestion(s)andproblem(s)Whatwasknownbeforeyoustartedthestudy?Whatanswerswereneededtoaddresstheproblem(s)?Listthekeypointspertainingtothequestion(s)andproblem(s).Whatdidyoudotoanswerthequestio

7、n(s)?Scientific,MedicalandGeneralProofreadingandEditing3PineRidgeWay•MillValley,California94941•Tel:(415)383-5203•Fax:(415)383-3038kretchmer@sfedit.net•www.sfedit.net4.DefinetheprincipalfindingsandresultsYourcentralmessagesentenceprobablyencapsulatesthemostimportantfind

8、ings.Theremaybeothersthatyoufeeloughttobeincluded.Listtheseinnoteform.Don'tworryabouttheorderorabouthowmanyyou