《英语学术论文写作》内容简介：A research paper may be a term paper for a university course, a publishedarticle in a journal, and a thesis or a dissertation as a partial requirement fora university degree. It is usually a lengthy documented report that focusesupon an academic topic and it is intended to inform the audience in therelevant field about the research topic, purpose, methods, results （findings）,conclusions, and recommendations

Introduction
Chapter I Negotiating a Topic
1.1 Following Personal Interests
1.2 Talking with Other People
1.3 Brainstorming
1.4 Reading Source Materials
1.4.1 Encyclopedias
1.4.2 Books
1.4.3 Periodical Indexes
1.4.4 Internet Resources

Chapter 2 Narrowing Down the Research Topic
2.1 Considering the Audience
2.2 Working Out a Preliminary Thesis
2.3 Considering the Available Source Materials

Chapter 3 Taking Notes
3.1 Evaluation of Sources
3.2 Content of Notes
3.3 Tips on Note-taking
3.3.1 Documenting Sources
3.3.9 Being Thorough and Concise
3.3.3 Putting One Item on One Card
3.3.4 A Sample Note
3.4 Types of Notes
3.4.1 Direct Quotation Notes
3.4.2 Paraphrase Notes
3.4.3 Summary Notes
3.4.4 Combination Notes
3.5 Taking Notes on Computers
3.6 Avoiding Plagiarism
3.6.1 Forms of Plagiarism
3.6.2 Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism

Chapter 4 Writing the Paper
4.1 Developing a Thesis Statement
4.2 Working Out an Outline
4.2.1 Types of Outline Symbols
4.2.2 Types of Outlines
4.2.3 Sample Outlines
4.3 Producing a First Draft
4.3.1 Writing the Introduction
4.3.2 Writing the Body
4.3.3 Writing the Conclusion
4.4 Revising
4.5 Preparing the Final Draft

Chapter 5 Documenting Sources:In-text Citation and Content Notes,
5.1 In-text Citation
5.1.1 Genera] Guidelines
5.1.2 Citing Two or More Authors
5.1.3 Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author
5.1.4 Citing Titles of Works
5.1.5 Citing Indirect Sources
5.1.6 Citing Two or More Works in a Parenthetical Reference
5.1.7 Citing Volume and Page Numbers
5.1.8 Using Ellipsis and Square Brackets
5.1.9 Citing Literary Works
5.2 Using Content Notes

Chapter 6 Documenting Sources:Works Cited
6.1 General Guidelines
6.1.1 Author
6.1.2 Title
6.1.3 Place of Publication
6.1.4 Publisher's Name
6.1.5 Page Number（s）
6.2 Works Cited Format
6.2.1 Books
6.2.2 Periodicals
6.2.3 Newspapers
6.2.4 Miscellaneous Sources
6.2.5 Electronic Publications
6.3 Sample Works Cited

Chapter 7 Writing Abstracts,Appendices and Acknowledgements
7.1 Abstracts
7.2 Appendices
7.3 Acknowledgements

Chapter 8 Alternative Documentation Styles
8.1 The APA Style Documentation
8.1.1 Author-Year System
8.1.2 APA Reference Guidelines
8.1.3 A Sample References List
8.2 The Chicago Style Documentation
8.2.1 Note Numbers
8.2.2 Note Form
8.2.3 Endnotes and Footnotes
8.2.4 Sample First Note References
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Works Cited
Index