The titles of scientific papers are also called "titles" or "titles". Some titles also include subheadings or quotations. The title of a scientific paper generally requires that the main content of the paper should be summarized simply, appropriately and accurately with the clearest, most concise and easy-to-retrieve phrases, and at the same time it should be eye-catching. Simply put, it means "fully expressing the content of the paper with the least number of words". Generally speaking, the requirements for titles of scientific papers are as follows:

(1) is concise. Chinese titles should not exceed 20 Chinese characters, and English titles should not exceed 10- 12 words.

(2) accuracy. The title should accurately reflect the content of the paper, and avoid inconsistent titles, replacing the generation with the big generation, the small generation with the big generation, the deviation of the whole generation and the whole generation.

(3) clarity. The title should clearly reflect the specific content and characteristics of the article, and strive to be concise, effective and focused. Try to put the key words that express the core content at the beginning of the title; Use abbreviations and uncommon technical terms carefully.

(4) index. It is best not to use subheadings and titles in the form of quotations, and avoid using chemical formulas, subscripts and special symbols (numerical symbols, Greek letters, etc.). ), formula, code, patent and trademark name, etc.

(5) specificity. The title is equivalent to the "label" of the paper, which needs to show special "charm" to attract readers. When writing the title, the author can ask himself: How to find this paper in the index, and will he continue reading after seeing the title of the paper?

In the writing of scientific papers, a title is often drawn up first, and then the title is drawn up after the paper is completed. In the process of drafting a topic, you can imagine several topics to choose from, and you can also consult relevant literature to avoid the same or similar topics with similar papers. Academician Zou Chenglu pointed out: If the research conclusion or main findings can be expressed in one sentence, then using it as the title of the paper can sometimes achieve the purpose of striking and vivid images.

The following examples illustrate the matters needing attention in determining the topic of the paper:

(1) It is best to avoid using cliches such as "research on …", "analysis of …", "discussion of …", "investigation of …" and "observation of …", as well as my views on "talking about …", "discussing …" and "rambling about …" For example:

Before modification: research on molecular structure analysis method of heavy oil.

Revision: Analytical method of molecular structure of heavy oil.

(2) vague and not specific, poor retrieval, failed to reflect the "specific content". For example:

Before modification: the influence of reaction temperature and the influence of reaction temperature on product yield.

After modification: the effect of reaction temperature on the yield of heavy oil catalytic cracking products.

(3) the titles are inconsistent, with the big generation replacing the small, the small generation replacing the big, the whole generation being biased, and the partial generation replacing the whole. For example:

Before revision: application research of intelligent transportation system in cities

Revision: Research on the Application of Intelligent Transportation System in Urban Transportation

(4) Conceptual ambiguity and logical errors. For example:

Before transformation: develop a simple diesel quality tester (quality has different meanings such as material quality and product quality). The content of this paper refers to measuring the acid value of diesel, not the amount of diesel. )

After transformation: development of simple diesel acid value tester

(5) the structure is wrong. Traditionally, titles do not use verb-object structure, but focus on nouns or noun phrases. For example:

Before revision: improve the scientific nature of government public policies.

After revision: scientific improvement of government public policy

(6) Improper omission. For example:

Before modification: GEM model is used to analyze the competitiveness of urban convention and exhibition industry (GEM model is meaningless as the subject, and the implied subject is "author").

After revision: analyze the competitiveness of urban convention and exhibition industry with GEM model.

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