《如何写研究论文与学术报告(第13版)》详细介绍如何撰写学术论文及学术论文格式规范的著作自1939年的第一版到现在的第十三版，已经走过了七十年的历程。本书新版既是本版作者多年潜心研究学术论文写作及其格式规范的成果，也是本书几代作者孜孜不倦探究学术论文写作的结晶。本书既是一本培养学生英语学术写作能力的教科书，更是一本供学生和学者使用的、规范英语写作格式的工具书。本书由斯莱德、佩林著。

Preface to Chinese Edition

PART Ⅰ: The Processes of Research and Writing

Chapter 1: Writing Research Papers

 Choosing a Topic

 Collecting Information

 Outlining the Paper

 Writing the Paper

 Elements of Research Papers: Sample Pages

Chapter 2: Theses and Dissertations

 The Preliminaries (Front Matter)

 The Text (Body) of the Paper

 Reference Materials (Back Matter, or End Matter)

 Elements of Theses and Dissertations: Sample Pages

Chapter 3: Quotations

 Indirect Quotation (Summary and Paraphrase)

 Direct Quotation

Chapter 4: Style and Mechanics

 Style

 Mechanics

 Editing and Proofreading

Chapter 5: Figures and Tables

 Figures

 Tables

 Tables and Figures: Sample Pages

Chapter 6: The Finished Copy

 The Final Draft

 Equipment and Supplies

 Printing Your Paper

PART Ⅱ: Systems of Documentation

 General Information on Documentation

 Purposes of Notes and Parenthetical References

 The List of Sources

Chapter 7: Chicago Manual Style

 Footnotes and Endnotes

 Bibliographies

 Examples of Footnote and Endnote Forms

 and Bibliography Forms

Chapter 8: Modern Language Association Style

 Content of Parenthetical Citations

 Placement and Punctuation of Parenthetical Documentation

 The List of Works Cited

 Works Cited Forms

 MLA-Style Shortened Forms of Publishers' Names

 and Imprints

 Sample Pages

Chapter 9: American Psychological Association Style

 Parenthetical Reference Citations in Text

 Reference Forms

 The List of References

 Sample Pages

 Glossary

 Index