1．
Why write a scientific paper?
l
Advance Knowledge in your research field with evidence;
l
Explain your ideas;
l
Two key components in a research paper:
n
An explicit
claim
on your contribution on a research problem;
n
Evidence
to support your claim;
l
Your contribution can possibly be a refutation of a hypothesis of the present problem.
2．
What to claim for a scientific paper?
什么样的观点能够成为科学性论文论述的内容？
l
Your technique solves a problem for the first time;
l
Your technique performs better in the following aspects:
l
Higher success rate
高成功率
l
Coverage
覆盖率更高
l
Efficiency
你的想法能够提高某问题的效率
l
Usability
你的方法更容易让用户接受
写文章切忌面面俱到！一个，至多两个切入点为好，要讲深讲透！
3．
Typical Structure of a Research Paper
l
Title: Catchy and Indicative of your research contribution (
吸引眼球并有意义
)
文章题目越短，被接收的可能性反而越大
l
Abstract: include the following items
n
A summary of the research problem;
n
Your claim;
n
The evidence;
l
Introduction
: include the following items (the most important part!)
n
Motivation
n
A re-statement of Abstract
n
Significance (
重要性
)
n
An outline of the rest of the paper
l
Related Work:
与你的论文问题相关的资料
n
A critical review
批判的眼光对待以前及现有的方法
n
强调你的创新点
l
Problem Statement and algorithm design: explain your idea in detail
l
Evaluation: Evidence to support the claim of your research contribution
除非能用理论证明你的观点，最好要有实验结果与数据
l
Conclusion & Summary of the research contribution
4．
What to know before you write?
写论文前要知道些什么
l
Assess the audience
：给谁写
l
Assess the purpose
l
Read other people’s writing from the forums that you are targeting
要知道你的敌人是谁！看哪些人在做类似的工作
l
Follow the rules
5．
如何写高质量论文？
（1）
Choose a promising topic
选题很重要
www.cs.uvm.edu
（2）
How to present a convincing case?
l
What exactly is the problem being solved?
你的文章解决什么问题
l
How are your ideas significant?
l
Is all related work referenced and reviewed?
l
Comparative studies with previous work are needed.
l
Has your system implemented?
文章提出解决问题的方法是否实现了
（3）
In-Depth Analysis of Empirical Results
写清实验细节
Enough details for your experiment settings
有没有其它的可能实验途径？
alternatives
实验结果是否一致并有结论性？
Are the results consistent & conclusive?
实验中重要参数调整与选择的方法和原因
实验结果与前言（
introduction
）动机是否一致
实验过程中好的结果加以学习，坏的结果记录下来让他人避免
（4）
Introduction
前言
l
1/3-2/3 rule from reviewer’s perspective:
n
1/3 time to read your introduction & make a decision
n
2/3 time to find the evidence for decision
l
A good introduction with a good motivation is half of your success!
l
Include the following items:
研究的问题；动机；技术贡献；证据；重要性；文章概要
Outline
6．
How to publish?
Reading
and citing relevant paper from the premier forums! (must)
技术进步文章是主题文章，应用型文章必须要强调创新点（
innovation
）
7．
How to deal with feedback?
（1）
How to deal with Handling Editors?
l
Be polite, but to the point;
l
Ask for a change, if a clearly biased or unfair case;
（2）
How to deal with conflicting review reports?
l
杂志（
Journal Submissions
）：
Provide a point-by-point statement of change!
将每个审稿人修改意见列出，并说明所作的修改
l
会议（
Conference
）
（3）
How to deal with “arrogant” and “ignorant” reviewers?
Provide a gentle statement for the “unreasonable” criticisms;
Try and resolve some of their comments
尽量按他们的意愿改
Your attitude to the reviewers is important!
修改稿可以再投
8．
总结以上最重要的
9
点：
l
文章要有想法和证据；
l
切忌面面俱到
l
明确敌人是谁
l
Choose a promising topic
l
实验数据前后是否一致
l
前言很重要
l
引论相关文章
premier forums
l
写详细修改报告
l
用宽容的态度对待审稿意见