How to Write Better English Psychiatric Papers for Publication1

目的：這篇綜論是要使讀者熟悉英文論文撰寫要領，而學習撰寫優質精神醫學學術論文。方法：根據拙作「21世紀英文論文撰寫範例」所撰寫的模式，我由「台灣精神醫學雜誌」最近投稿檔中，整理選出精神醫學的撰寫範例文句。結果：為了達到寫出清楚有效的英文撰寫，我首先介紹撰寫英文十大要領：用正確的文法、用簡單的句子、使用變化描寫方式、多使用主動語氣、避免重複描述、儘量少用拉丁字源的字、多使用動詞、善用正確的平行結構、避免使用空洞的片語、及選用精確的文字。然後，由精神醫學稿件中的樣本，我整理及呈現文章前言、方法、結果及討論各部份修改前及修改後的文句變化。結論：希望研讀本文，了解這些寫作要領及文章範句後，對您的將來論文撰寫能力有所幫助。

關鍵字

醫學論文撰寫；科學論文撰寫；精神醫學論文發表

並列摘要

Objectives: The objectives of this review article are to familiarize readers with rules of effective English-writing and to improve the writing quality of their psychiatric papers for publication. Method: Based on the format of my monograph ”Examples in Writing English Medical Papers for the 21st Century,” I compiled examples of psychiatric scientific writings. Those examples were mainly adapted from recent submitted manuscripts to The Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry for publication. Results: For clear, effective English-writing, I first introduced the rules of 10 do's and don'ts to include using correct grammar, writing simpler sentences, varying writing styles, using more active voice writing, avoiding redundancies, reducing the use of Latinate words, choosing strong verbs, using correct parallel construction, avoiding empty words or phrases, and choosing correct specific words. Then, I showed the actual hands-on copy-edited changes in writing the introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections of manuscripts. I showed both original versions and final suggested revisions of sentences from sampled writings for illustration. Conclusion: Hopefully, you will improve the quality of English papers in your future preparation of scientific manuscripts after your studying the rules and writing samples in this article.

並列關鍵字

medical writing ； scientific writing ； psychiatric publication

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