由胡友珍、何小平和王志芳编著的这本《英语学术论文写作教程》是研究生教学用书。全书以英语形式呈现，共分八章，内容包括：英语学术研究和学术写作概要、英语学术写作风格与特点、英语学术写作相关技术和技巧、英语学术写作与网络资源、英语学术论文的写作过程、英语学术论文中文献与引用、英语学术论文中图表、英语学术论文发表。

由胡友珍、何小平和王志芳编著的《英语学术论文写作教程》以教育部颁布的《非英语专业研究生英语教学大纲》为依据，根据我国和我校博士研究生教学的实际情况和国家对21世纪高级技术和管理人才的要求进行编写。考虑到目前我国研究生层次多、专业杂，其入学英语水平参差不齐，教材要求以不同水平为起点，因此，本书编写力求满足新世纪对高级人才的期望，培养研究生扎实的语言技能，更注重其全面的应用能力，力求将语言教育和素质教育融为一体。

《英语学术论文写作教程》共分八章：英语学术研究和学术写作概要、英语学术写作风格与特点、英语学术写作相关技术和技巧、英语学术写作与网络资源、英语学术论文的写作过程、英语学术论文中文献与引用、英语学术论文中图表、英语学术论文发表。

《英语学术论文写作教程》既可以作为本科高年级学生、硕士生、博士生撰写学期论文和学位论文、发表学术论文的实用教材，也可以为从事高级英语写作、英语论文写作、学术英语写作的一线教师服务。还可以满足科研工作者撰写各类研究报告和科研论文的需要。

Chapter 1 Introduction to Academic Research Writing

 1 Definition of Academic Research

1.1 A Simplified Mode| of Academic Research

1.2 Classification of Academic Research

 2 Definition of Academic Research Writing

2.1 Characteristics of Good Academic Research Writing

2.2 Classification of Academic Research Papers

2.3 Process of Academic Research Writing

2.4 Structure of Academic Research Writing

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 2 Style in English Academic Writing

 1 Definition of Academic Writing Style

 2 General Characteristics of English Academic Writing Style

2.1 Complexity

2.2 Formality

2.3 Objectivity

2.4 Explicitness

2.5 Accuracy

2.6 Hedging

2.7 Responsibility

 3 Specific Items to Realize English Academic Writing Style

3.1 Diction

3.2 Tone

3.3 Voice

3.4 Economy

3.5 Tense

3.6 Sentence Structure

3.7 Parallelism

3.8 Logical Consistency

3.9 Coherence

3.10 Unbiased Language

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 3 Mechanics in Academic Research Writing

 1 Definition of Mechanics in Academic Writing

 2 The Items of Mechanics in Academic Writing

2.1 Spelling

2.2 Abbreviations

2.3 Hyphenation

2.4 Italics

2.5 Titles of Works

2.6 Capitalization

2.7 Numbers

2.8 Enumeration

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 4 E-Library

 1 Information Literacy

 2 Ethics in the Information Age

 3 Library vs. Web

3.1 The Library

3.2 The Web

3.3 Characteristics of Commercial Website

3.4 Finding Scholarly Content on the Web

 4 Evaluation of Website Information

4.1 Authority

4.2 Accuracy

4.3 Objectivity

4.4 Currency

4.5 Coverage

 5 Academic Databases

 6 Fair Use Guidelines

 7 Website for Self-study

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 5 Writing Research Papers

 1 Choosing a Topic

1.1 Identify a General Subject

1.2 Define a Specific Topic

1.3 Narrow Down the Topic

 2 The Title Page

2.1 Titles

2.2 Authors

2.3 Abstract and Keywords

 3 Introductions

 4 Materials and Methods

4.1 Structure of Materials and Methods Section

4.2 Content of Materials and Methods Section

4.3 Grammatical Feature

 5 Results

5.1 Content of the Results

5.2 Structure of the Results

5.3 How to Present the Results

 6 Discussion

6.1 Structure of the Discussion Section

6.2 Development of Arguments

 7 Conclusion

 8 Acknowledgement

 9 References

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 6 Documentation and Citation

 1 Definition

 2 Citation Styles

 3 Academic Misconduct

 4 Common Reference List Errors(Based on APA Style)

 5 Penalties

 6 Chinese Reference

 7 Online Publishing

7.1 Definition

7.2 Open Access (OA)

7.3 For and Against Open Access

 8 Websites for Self-Study

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 7 IUustration of Scientific Papers

 1 Format

 2 Illustration

 3 Interpreting Date in Charts and Graphs

3.1 Definitions

3.2 Useful Sentences

3.3 Verbs and Related Nouns

 4 Vocabulary to Use in Drawing Conclusions

 5 Websites for Self-Study

 Questions for Thought

 References

Chapter 8 Paper Publication

 1 Choosing Where to Publish

1.1 Choosing the Right Journal

1.2 Prestige and Impact Factors

1.3 Publishing Online

 2 Preparing to Publish

2.1 Identifying the Style of a Target Journal

2.2 A Friendly Critique and Proof Reading

2.3 Prepare the Manuscript Packet

 3 Communication with Journal Editors

3.1 The Author-Editor Relationship

3.2 The Query Letter

3.3 Responding Letter to Reviews and Decisions

 Questions for Thought

 References