A Training
Course on Paper Writing for International Scientific and Technical Journals was
held by IRTCES in the China Institute
of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) on November 17, 2023, Iin
order to further promote the construction of world-class journals and improve the
ability of experts, scholars and postgraduates to publish international journal
papershelp researchers and postgraduate students to
improve their ability to publish papers in English scientific and technical
journals, relying on its own advantages, IRTCES held the "Training of
English Papers Writing" in November 2023.
Chaired by Prof.
Cheng Liu, Associate Editor of International Journal of
Sediment Research (IJSR) and Vice President of World Association on Erosion and
Sedimentation Research (WASER), four presentations were made by: Prof. Charles
Steven Melching, Associate Editor of IJSR
and Adjunct
Professor at the University of Wisconsin, USA; Prof. Yuehong
Chen, Chief Editor’s Assistant and Associate Editor
of IJSR; Prof. Liqin Qu, Executive Editor of
International Soil and Water Conservation Research (ISWCR); and Ms. Yanwei Wang, Director of
the editorial office of Journal RIVER and Deputy Director of Division of
International Cooperation, IWHR.
Prof. Charles Steven Melching, Deputy
Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Sediment Research (IJSR) and
Visiting Professor of University of Wisconsin, USA, presented 6
steps for international paper writing in his
presentation entitled “Publishing in International Journals:
Procedures and Problems”, covering 7 topics which are: Suitable Topics
for Archival Publication; Choosing the appropriate journal; Writing Clearly and
Concisely; Using a Case Study to Demonstrate the Value of Your Research; Knowing
the Scientific Terminology; The Review Process; and Responding Fully and
Completely to the Reviewers' Comments. was invited to give lectures on
the selection of topics and journals for English scientific and technological
journals from the viewpoint of editors and reviewers, then the whole process of
writing and submitting including the cohesion of writing styles, the use of
case studies and scientific terminology, the review process, how to effectively
write scientific and technological journals, and how to improve the quality of
scientific and technological journals in English, have been introduced in
details. Prof. Yuehong Chen, Prof. Liqin Qu
and Deputy
Director YanweMs.i Wang introduced the
basic information and development history of IJSR, ISWCR and RIVER journals,
the organizational structure of the editorial boards, the process of journal
submission, the process of reviewing the articles, and the publicity of the
journals, etc. They also comprehensively sorted out the norms and basic
requirements for writing scientific and technological journals and analyzed
specific issues involved in the process of writing, submitting and revising the
papers from the perspective of professional editors. In the communication
session, participants actively asked questions and discussed the key points and
logic of writing scientific and technical journal papers, the selection of
target journals, the precautions for submitting papers, the review time of
journals, and the response to the review comments.
Researchers and
postgraduates of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower
Research (IWHR), IRTCES, and more than 100 domestic
and foreign experts and scholars participated in the training and exchange on site and
online.
The training course.
