やさしさと健康の新世紀を開く 医歯薬出版株式会社

Introduction
Over a period of30years in Japan,I have provided editorial assistance to colleagues writing research papers in English. Although I currently get fewer requests for help,the number of authors requiring assistance with issues connected with the submission process and communication with editors and reviewers has increased.This book is intended to help authors with problems that arise after the manuscript has been completed,and deals with cover letters for initial submissions and revised manuscripts,research highlights,and replies to reviewers' comments.It introduces common errors and has a section on frequently used words.Examples are applicable to different fields and are not specific to a particular genre.


Acknowledgments
Thanks are due to my colleagues at the Journal of Oral science,particularly Professor N.Koshikawa,Editor in Chief,who has shown an interest in this work and provided useful examples of reviewers' comments and authors' responses.I am indebted to Dr.Noriko Yamaguchi of the Institute of Agro-environmental Sciences for allowing access to correspondence and examples of communication with editors and reviewers.I also wish to acknowledge my colleague and friend,Brian Purdue of Tsukuba University,with whom I have had many valuable discussions concerning academic and scientific English discourse.Finally,I wish to acknowledge participants in the English language skills programs at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,and Tsukuba Center for Institutes,who have asked questions about responding to reviewers' comments and,in doing so,contributed to this book.To all of these people,I am extremely grateful.
 Clive Langham
 Nihon University
 School of Dentistry
 Ochanomizu,Tokyo
 December 1st,2016
 Introduction
 Acknowledgments
Part 1 Cover letters for initial submissions
 1 Cover letter 1(Title,names of authors,declarations,corresponding author's contact details)
 2 Cover letter 2(Research highlights:topic,methods,findings)
 3 Cover letter 3(Research highlights:topic,importance of the paper,target audience)
 4 Cover letter 4(Research highlights in 5 steps)
 5 Cover letter 5(How to answer questions in Instructions to Authors)
 ・論文の初回投稿時に使用するカバーレター(原稿送り状)の書き方を解説します.
Part 2 Cover letters for submission of revised manuscripts
 1 Basic cover letter with no explanation of responses to reviewers' comments
 2 Cover letter that includes a brief description of the main changes to the manuscript
 3 Cover letter including detailed explanations of the main changes to the manuscript(1)
 4 Cover letter including detailed explanations of the main changes to the manuscript(2)
 ・査読者の指摘に従って論文を修正した後,修正原稿を再投稿する際に使用するカバーレターの書き方を解説します.
Part 3 Research highlights
 1 Example of detailed research highlights
 2 Analysis of the main functions
 3 Analysis of sentences,expressions and vocabulary
 ・論文投稿時のカバーレターには,研究の背景・手法・結果などをまとめた「研究ハイライト」を含めることがよくあります.この章では,「研究ハイライト」の構成と書き方を説明します.
Part 4 How to handle questions concerning research highlights
 1 Subject,topic,context,background
 2 Research gap/originality
 3 Importance of the work
 4 Impact on the field
 5 Fit to the journal
 ・雑誌の投稿規定の中には,「研究ハイライト」に含めるべき事項について質問形式で問われていることがあります.この章では,よくある質問事項に対する説明文の例を紹介します.
Part 5 Responding to reviewers' comments
 1 Simple revisions
 2 Comments concerning language
 3 Requests for more information
 4 Clarifying a point
 5 Explaining why you cannot comply with a reviewer's request
 6 Explaining why you do not want to make a suggested change
 7 Responding to critical comments
 ・査読者からの指摘にどのように対応するか,修正内容をどのように説明するか,査読者の提案に応じられない場合はどうすればよいか…など,査読コメントへの返答文を執筆する際の注意事項を解説します.
Part 6 Common errors
 1 Grammar
 2 Vocabulary
 3 Expressions
 ・査読コメントへの対応時に日本人が犯しがちな文法・単語・表現に関する間違いと,正しい文章に直すためのアドバイスをまとめました.
Part 7 Index of frequently used words
 ・査読コメントに返答する際によく用いる単語とその用例をまとめました.
Notes on responding to reviewers' comments
 1 Which word should I use,'enclosed' or'attached'?
 2 Is extremely formal language appropriate in communication with editors and reviewers?
 3 Thanking reviewers
 4 Words with the prefix re
 5 How do you handle a reviewer's comment that is unclear?
 6 How long does it take to revise and resubmit a paper?
 7 Comments concerning the quality of English
 8 Apologizing
 9 How short can responses to reviewers' comments be?
 10 Grammar choices:We have added vs We added
 11 Don't get mad,get formal
 ・査読コメントへの返答時の注意事項や関連する話題などを11のコラムにまとめました.