在国外留学的学子们要想完成高质量高水平的作业（assignment与Paper），那么首先就要在心里想想这些基本必要的问题，等有了这些问题的轮廓之后，相信留学的朋友都能够写出满意自足的Paper或assignment。

　　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:

　　l An explicit claim on your contribution on a research problem;

　　l 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Paper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

　　l Coverage

　　l Efficiency

　　l Usability

　　写Paper也不要考虑面面俱到！一两个切入点就好，要层层深入，细节透彻！

　　3．Typical Structure of a Research Paper

　　l Title:Catchy and Indicative of your research contribution(吸引眼球并有意义)

　　Paper题目越短，被接收的可能性反而越大

　　l Abstract:include the following items

　　l A summary of the research problem;

　　l Your claim;

　　l The evidence;

　　l Introduction:include the following items(the most important part!)

　　l Motivation

　　l A re-statement of Abstract

　　l Significance(重要性)

　　l An outline of the rest of the paper

　　l Related Work:与你的Paper问题相关的资料

　　l A critical review批判的眼光对待以前及现有的方法

　　l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Paper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Paper？

　　（1）Choose a promising topic选题很重要

　　（2）How to present a convincing case?

　　l What exactly is the problem being solved?你的Paper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?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:

　　l 1/3 time to read your introduction&make a decision

　　l 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；Paper概要Outline

　　6．How to publish?

　　Reading and citing relevant paper from the premier forums!(must)

　　技术进步Paper写作是主题Paper，应用型Paper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．以上最重要的9点总结：

　　lPaper要有好点子和证据；

　　l忌讳面面俱到

　　l明确有哪些障碍

　　l Choose a promising topic确定一个鲜明的主题

　　l保持实验数据前后一致，注重科学的严谨

　　l前言或起序很重要

　　l引论关联领域的Paperpremier forums

　　l做好详细的修改报告

　　l用宽容、平和的态度对待审稿意见