A cover letter is not only a letter of submission, but also does not know how to start for beginners of scientific research papers, while for old drivers of papers, the attention is generally low. Charlesworth's thesis polishing has introduced the importance of submission letter many times in previous articles (see the importance of submission letter). A submission letter can tell magazines and their editors why they should consider your article. This is particularly important, because the first-instance editor decides whether to look for a specific expert in peer review when screening your paper, so the journal welcomes to add a brief summary of your research.

Different journals have different requirements for submission letters, for example, some magazines will ask for recommending several reviewers. Generally, you will see the specific requirements in the author's guide of the magazine. Many authors have not noticed the importance of the submission letter, even though its importance has become a common sense problem. Some authors even have some misunderstandings about this.

What should be included in the submission letter? This problem has been explained in detail in The Importance of Submission Letter. Here again, apart from some basic information, the most important thing is to emphasize the research focus, academic contribution and innovation of this paper.

We have also prepared a general template for your reference, which is from SPIE:

[Your name]

[Your affiliation]

[Your address]

[Date]

Dear Dr. [Editor's name],

I/we would like to submit a new manuscript titled "[Title of Article]" for consideration by [Journal Name].

I/we confirm that the work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not considering publishing it elsewhere at present.

In this paper, I/we reported _ _ _ _ _ _. This is important because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. ? Readers should be interested in articles in the field of _ _ _ _ _ _.

Please explain in your own words the significance and novelty of the work, the problems being solved, and why the manuscript belongs to this magazine. Don't simply insert a summary into the cover letter! Briefly describe the research you reported in your paper, why it is important and why you think readers of the magazine will be interested in it. ]

Please send all the letters about this manuscript to me at [email address].

Thank you for your consideration of this manuscript.

sincerely

[Your name]