1. The article must be original.
Only innovative articles will be hired, whether it is new materials, new ideas or new ways to link materials and ideas. Papers that are too narrow or too wide will be rejected. Papers that cannot effectively show new ideas and importance will be rejected. Papers with insufficient argumentation and papers with false goals will be rejected.
2. The article must focus on the argument.
The article should focus on clear arguments, not just discussing research topics. What is an argument? The simplest criterion, whether you agree or not, is an argument. "This paper studies how the new life movement shapes civic awareness", which is not an argument, but a research topic. "The new life movement has shaped civic awareness to a certain extent, but its top-down movement model can not effectively mobilize the people", which is the argument. In general papers, this sentence pattern can be applied: although _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (the prevailing view), _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (my discovery), because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (my argument).
We must study excellent papers.
What is an excellent paper? Papers published in high-quality journals are excellent, such as Social Sciences in China and Research on Political Science and Administration in China, which are all top journals in this discipline. Spend more time studying the papers in these journals, outline excellent papers, refine their main arguments, observe how they prove arguments (sorting out arguments and supporting arguments), and learn argumentation skills from them. The above is the preparation stage.
4. Second-hand literature must be read scientifically.
Reading second-hand literature mainly includes the following steps: (1) preparation for entering a field: textbooks, general theory, reference books, etc. (2) Collect second-hand literature, and shorten the intensive reading literature to less than 10. From the latest research results, from the most cited literature, from the most famous scholars. Summarize the argument after reading it, don't delay; Important historical materials or first-hand literature clues and notes. (3) Linking one's own research with the existing research: it can fill in gaps, supplement and deepen, refute and revise.
We must try our best to collect first-hand information.
The basic steps of collecting first-hand information are: (1) reading second-hand literature at the same time. (2) Critically read first-hand materials and get clues by reading second-hand documents. (3) gradually form their own arguments. (4) Select key materials around the argument and make a long compilation of the materials.
It is necessary to draft the outline of this paper.
The basic steps of drafting an outline are: (1) First, establish a temporary argument. (2) Expand sub-arguments around the argument, each sub-argument has one section, and each section arranges the evidence in a certain logical order; (3) adjust the structure, divided into arguments and general arguments until the structure is complete.
7. The paper structure must be designed reasonably.
(1) Reorder the contents of long materials according to the outline. (2) Rewriting long materials into papers. (3) Add a beginning and an end. At the beginning, make a summary of the research history, ask questions and put forward opinions. Finally, I reiterate my point of view, explain it to a certain extent, connect it with other research or problems, and emphasize its importance.
8. Be sure to modify and polish many times.
(1) Show it to colleagues and friends for comments. (2) Modify according to the opinions. (3) According to the writing style of the target publication.