Determination of the title of medical papers

First, the importance of the topic

1. The title is the general outline of the thesis: If an article is like a web, then the topic is the outline, the outline of the article, that is, when you read the title of the thesis, you can see the essence and essence of the whole paper. It can also be said that the topic starts with the paper. The finishing touch. The title is the outline, and it can also be displayed from the completion of the project. That is to say, it is necessary to make an article around the topic, ask questions in the introduction, solve the problem in the method, answer the questions in the results, evaluate the questions in the discussion, and always focus on the topic of the thesis. The center, that is, the general outline, can be consistent in this paper, with a prominent theme and a great reference value.

2. The title is the basis for the reader to judge whether or not to read the article: There are many kinds of medical journals today, and hundreds of thousands of papers are published each year. Readers are always on hand, often looking at the topics in the catalog. Because the topic highly summarizes the main content of the paper and accurately reflects the content of the paper, it is necessary to know whether it meets the needs of scientific research or clinical work, and then decide whether it should be read in detail. It can be seen that the title is a navigation mark that guides the reader to read.

3. The title is the basis of literature search: current knowledge explosion, document explosion, effective reading of scientific literature, first rely on literature search, in manual search tools, such as the United States "medical index", "current catalogue" and China's Chinese Science and Technology Directory. The Medical Volume and so on only indicate the title of the paper. The reader can only judge the content of the article according to the topic, and then decide whether to collect and read the original document. In addition, the topic is often an important source of keywords, while both manual search and computer search find documents based on keywords.

Second, the principle of determining the title

1. Accurately reflect the content of the paper, in line with its depth and breadth: the content of the paper includes introduction, data and methods, results and discussion. The title of the thesis is only one sentence. It is impossible to reflect so much content, and generally only reflects the main research object, method, purpose or result. For example, "the diagnostic value of serum ca125 in the diagnosis of ovarian endometriosis cysts", serum ca125 determination is the research method, ovarian endometriosis cyst is the research object, the diagnostic value is the research purpose. The so-called accuracy is just the right description, can not be exaggerated or reduced, but can not be inconsistent. If the above topic is changed to "diagnostic value of serum ca125 in the determination of endometriosis", although there is no error, the scope and depth are obviously exaggerated, and the more limited ovarian endometriosis cyst is expanded to the scope. A wider endometriosis. For another example, the content of "perinatal cardiomyopathy" is a retrospective clinical analysis of 12 cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy, and the title is exaggerated as the name of a monograph. Obviously, this topic does not accurately reflect the content, scope, depth and breadth of the paper, and it is also a poor topic.

2. Describe the results of the study objectively and implicitly: the results in one paper are the main ones, and it is more valuable to sublimate the results to conclusions. In the title, the results and conclusions are generally not specifically mentioned, but only objectively and implicitly described. It is often described by words such as value, meaning, influence, and observation. For example, "The value of color Doppler flow imaging in the diagnosis of malignant trophoblastic tumors", "The significance of changes in urinary enzymes in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension", "The effect of clomiphene on the endometrial estrogen and progesterone receptors "And "Mifepristone for clinical observation of emergency contraception", as for the actual results and conclusions, leaving the reader to read and comment on their own.

3. Concise and eye-catching, fascinating: Determine the title of the thesis, but also strive to be concise, eye-catching, and fascinating. The so-called conciseness is that the text is simple and easy to understand. In general Chinese topics, no more than 20 Chinese characters are appropriate; while the number of words in English titles is not uniformly regulated, some magazines stipulate 14 to 15 words or 84 printed symbols, or generally no more than two. Generally, there is no subtitle, but in the case where it is impossible to shorten, in order to supplement the main title content or emphasize a certain point, consider adding a subtitle. For example, "Comparison of several methods for correcting breech presentation: 168 cases of breech analysis." The so-called eye-catching is to attract people's attention and attract readers' interest in non-reading. To be eye-catching, you must rely on the novelty of the content. For example, "a single intramuscular injection of methotrexate for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy", the single intramuscular injection in the topic is simpler and more novel than the previous intramuscular injection, can attract readers to read, such as changing the title to "metamidine injection intramuscular injection treatment A report of 27 cases of pregnancy, although there is no error, but does not highlight the novelty of "single time", and the number of cases is not much, it can not achieve eye-catching and fascinating effects. In addition, the larger number of papers in the paper can also highlight the number of cases in the topic to attract readers. For example, "XX cases of perinatal ECG monitoring analysis." Of course, the topic should not be similar to other literatures. The use of large, variant or blackface typesetting is also one of the eye-catching and eye-catching means, but attracts readers mainly by innovation.

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4. Correct use of words: The title of the thesis consists of carefully selected vocabulary, usually only a phrase, phrase or a complete sentence. When you identify a topic, you should pay attention to proper wording, use the correct terminology, and be as fluid and understandable as possible, avoid using empty and gorgeous words, and avoid typos, slang, and obsolete terminology. Such as: the cyst is written as "? swollen", prevention is written as "preventing", appendicitis is written as "bluetail inflammation", cesarean section is written as "caesarean section", pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome is written as "pregnancy toxemia". As far as possible, non-recognized Chinese abbreviations should be used as little as possible, such as abortion written as "human flow", dysfunctional uterine bleeding written as "gong blood", metal single ring written as "golden single", some easily misunderstood English Abbreviations should not be used, such as "chd" is easily misunderstood as congenital heart disease. In particular, it should be prevented that a series of foreign abbreviations are listed in the title, and only a few words are used to connect. Occasionally, Chinese and Western surnames appear in the title, and Chinese-language translators who write in Chinese have written Chinese translations. Otherwise, the original text will be written. After the surname, there will be no "s" or "s", such as "analysis of 6 cases of Addison's pregnancy." "An example of turner syndrome with an autosomal balance translocation". In addition, it should be noted that there is generally no punctuation in the title, the Chinese characters are used for the numbers below 10, and the Arabic numerals are used for the numbers above 10. If the title is an English question, the article is often omitted. Except for the first letter of the first word or proper noun, all others are lowercase, and the first letter of each word is capitalized except for the virtual word.

Third, the method and skills to determine the title

1. Identify the topics from the three major elements of the thesis design: the three major elements of scientific research design are objects, treatments and effects, ie research objects, research methods and research results. In general, the title of the thesis is composed of three parts or two parts. For example, the expression rate of oncogene p21 and tumor suppressor p53 in ovarian epithelial cancer, borderline tumor, benign epithelial tumor and normal ovarian tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry. The expression rate of cancer tissue was significantly higher than that of other tissues. Organization, and has a certain relationship with the survival of cancer patients. The main research subject of this research topic is ovarian epithelial tumor. The research method is to determine p21 and p53 by immunohistochemistry. The result is expression rate, so the title can be determined as "oncogene p21 and tumor suppressor gene p53 in ovarian epithelial tumors. "Expression in the organization", if the topic is too long, more than 20 words, can also be changed to "p21 and p53 expression in ovarian epithelial tumor tissue".

2. Use the reference literature to determine the title: Before writing the thesis, the author has read a large number of references, each of which has different topics. The author can choose a paper similar to his own research content, and learn from the characteristics of the topic to determine that he is not A new topic that is similar.

3. Combine important keywords into a topic: the keyword can directly reflect the content of the article. If it is properly combined, it is often the title of the article. For example, "in situ hybridization to detect papillomavirus in cervical squamous cell carcinoma" is a combination of three keywords, the study of which is cervical squamous cell carcinoma, the method is in situ hybridization, the purpose is to observe the papillary tissue Tumor virus. 4. Repeated scrutiny: After the article is finished, the article should be repeatedly scrutinized to see if it meets the principle of determining the title, whether it accurately reflects the content of the article, whether it is concise and eye-catching, and fascinating. It is best to ask colleagues to read, make comments and suggestions, and if necessary, discuss with the editorial department and the editorial board, and strive to achieve a good article with a good topic.