论文写作技巧系列 | 标点符号、Etc.等注意事项

连字符“-” 用来连接名词

连接号“–”表示时间、日期、空间等范围

2–3 ml, 5–10-fold increase, blood–brain barrier

冒号“:” 用来介绍之前提到的一系列事物或一个从句

The presentation covered three topics: grammar, punctuation, and format.

事物太多导致使用逗号过多或逗号会导致歧义，则用分号“;”分隔

“The following antibodies were used: anti-MAPK and anti-ERKK (Cell Signaling); anti-BDNF, anti-Akt and anti-PI3K (AbCam); and anti-p27, anti-β-actin and anti-mTOR (Sigma)”

 “such as” 用来举例

“The levels of neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, were measured…”

“namely” 用来进一步说明

“The levels of neurotransmitters, namely dopamine and serotonin, were measured…”

“etc.” 和 “and so on”的使用经常缺乏根据

“The two groups of data were compared using a variety of statistical methods including a t-test, chi squared analysis, etc.”

这里 “etc.” 所代表的统计检验方法不是一个自然的序列，因此读者也无法明了其含意。

亚洲字体，如 MS Mincho  和 Sim Sum 的宽度和拉丁字体不同。

• 稿件中不要用亚洲字体

• 常见问题包括括号、正负符号、其它数学符号和温度单位

“3 ml of enzyme  (1U/μl)  was added…”

要一致！

• 查阅期刊的投稿指南了解具体要求

• 通常美国期刊要求美式拼写，英国期刊要求英式拼写，多数期刊两种都接受，但是你必须保持一致。

Haematoma vs hematoma

Analysed vs analyzed

Labelling vs labeling

Behaviour vs behavior