How to quote Chinese documents when writing a foreign language?

English is the most widely used language in the world , It has made great contributions to the wide spread of knowledge . Publish your scientific research achievements in the form of English papers , Academic promotion 、 The promotion of professional titles and international exchanges have far-reaching practical significance .

When we are writing English papers , Many places need to quote domestic data , Such as the incidence rate of the disease in China 、 Industrial statistics, etc . These materials are published in Chinese , In English thesis writing, you need to translate it into English for quotation . If there is no English quotation format , How to standardize the citation of Chinese Literature ？

First , Try to quote those who have DOI Journal Article No （ These usually have English titles and abstracts ）, Otherwise, it will cause inconvenience to reviewers , It will affect the normal manuscript review .
Some publications need to put parentheses after the cited literature （in Chinese with English abstract） or （in Chinese）. If you don't know if there is such a requirement , Then add , There is no harm in .

One 、 Existing references
Generally, regular Chinese periodicals have corresponding English titles and abstracts . If not in the original article , You need to translate it yourself . Next , The document format should be quoted in accordance with the specifications of the journal .
Most Chinese magazines require that the corresponding title be provided when publishing articles 、 The author information 、 English translation of abstract, etc . When it is necessary to quote Chinese literature into English papers , Search the corresponding English abstracts of Chinese literature directly on the Internet , Import document management software （ Such as Endnote、NoteExpress） Just quote .

The steps for reference are as follows ：
1、 Open literature , Find the English title section

2、 Open Google academic website , Copy the English title in , Search ：

3、 Click to download references , And click direct reference , You can copy the reference format to the clipboard ：

You can check the regular Chinese periodicals here , Don't worry about reference formatting ：

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Two 、 Translate the title and quote by yourself
If you encounter a very old or popular Chinese article without an English abstract , Then we use the method of self translation to quote . Create a new title in the document management software , According to the title format of Chinese documents , Translate the corresponding items in the English title , After the translation is completed and saved, you can quote according to the general title .

Besides , If it is a contribution to SCI Journal Papers , Need to pass the reviewer's review , To confirm whether they can be employed .SCI Periodicals are international periodicals , Mainly foreign reviewers , There are relatively few reviewers in China . If your SCI Many Chinese documents are cited in , It is easy for reviewers to speak different languages , Unable to trace the Chinese literature cited in your paper and was rejected .

TIPS：
1. If the Chinese literature comes with English quotation information , Then you can quote as you like ;
2. If there are no references in English , First of all, please refer to the format requirements of references in the author's submission guide of the journal , What do people ask , Just how to lead ;
3. The title and name are in Chinese 、 The Arabic language 、 Russian, etc , Translate before quoting . Do not translate the titles of foreign periodicals into English . The name of the magazine must be an official translation , The official translation is what you find on the official website of the magazine .
4. The most perfect document management software will make mistakes , Be sure to check the quotation carefully after inserting it .



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