如何撰写研究论文中的致谢辞？
华乐丝Wallace
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问题：
由于一时疏忽，忘了在我的研究论文感谢辞内提及经费支助的机构。原本以为他们会对论文已被发表在期刊内感到高兴，相反的，他们却将要停止我所有的研究经费。我不确定该如何撰写我研究论文中的致谢辞，我该感谢哪些人？有哪些考量？另外，您可以提供一些可使用于致谢辞当中的例句吗？
—— R.C., 国立交通大学
所谓的「致谢辞」就是除了作者本身以外，其他对此研究论文有贡献的人员都应列于致谢辞之中。致谢辞置于稿件主内文的最后，介于结论以及参考文献之间。以下列举应感谢的人，包括：支援技术的相关人员、协助写作内容的同侪，或是提供所有相关支援的系所主任，也应对提供经费以及资源的人员或单位（包括研究计划补助）表达感激之意。
提供研究资源的人员，但与著作没有直接关联性，我们可藉以标题式抬头一一感谢这些人员，例如 clinical investigators （临床研究者）或是 participating investigators （参与的研究人员），并描述其职责及贡献。如在一跨医学中心的研究中，参与的人员、合作的医师以及科学家可能为数众多，此时可使用 served as scientific advisors（提供科学指导）、collected data（搜集数据）或 provided and cared for study patients（提供研究个案和照顾个案）。
由于读者可能会预设这些被提及的人员将为这些数据及结论背书，身为作者最好是先取得这些人的书面同意，并特别阐述其个人的贡献。
致谢的内容应包含：
•技术支援
•资料收集上的帮助
•写作上的协助
•经费上的支援，例如：补助计划
•研究团队的指导
•在一大型跨中心计划中的部份贡献
长度
研究论文的致谢辞相对于书本的致谢辞短了许多，多为一句至数句之间，占篇幅仅数行。
致谢辞的位置
此文中所有的致谢辞范例皆取自于研究论文最后的部分，包括：
•参考文献之前，并于一独立的标题之下
•最后的注解之一
标题
•无须标题（致谢辞是列于注脚中）
•使用Acknowledgements（适用于多数列于参考文献前的致谢辞）
•使用单数的Acknowledgement（某些参考文献前的致谢辞）
致谢辞应包含的元素（附例句）
致谢辞中通常会包含以下五个元素，但每个期刊要求略有不同。
1.前言
2.先前文章的研讨会版本、引用其它作者的资源以及承认其著作权
3.感谢
4.感谢经费之来源
5.免责声明
[致谢辞元素范例]
1. 前言
The authors would like to thank all colleagues and students who contributed to this study.
2. 先前文章的研讨会版本、引用其它作者的资源以及承认其著作权
This paper originally appeared in System 21(2): 231-244, 1993 and is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 24TH Annual TESOL Convention. San Francisco, march, 1990. Some of the materials presented in this paper were first published in TEXT 20(4)2000, Walter de Gruyter, Germany. The author’s are grateful for the publisher’s permission to reprint the materials here.
3. 感谢
•Thanks for helping in (e.g., data collection and analysis, learning to access material).
•Thanks for commenting on an (early) draft of the work/part of the work.
•Thanks for permission to use material.
•Thanks for permission to refer to material.
•Thanks for permission to draw on material for the examples in the work.
•Thanks for letting the author make use of material.
•Thanks for allowing to use material.
•Thanks for contribution to the work.
•Thanks for collaboration (during preliminary investigations).
•Thanks for assistance (with recording and transcription).
•Thanks for (constructive) criticism (of an earlier version of the work/part of the work).
•Thanks for (helpful) comments on the work/part of the work.
•Thanks for discussions (e.g., which helped to develop ideas put forward)
•Thanks for cooperation.
•Thanks for submission to be guinea pigs for the project.
•Thanks for teaching the author (e.g., what he knows about the subject).
•Thanks for enhancing the quality of the work.
•Thanks for advicing on (e.g., the experimental design).
[Note: The work = (part of a/n) draft, paper, study, chapter, experiment]
Additional ways to thank contributors:
•The author wishes to acknowledge (the help of Professor Chen in developing the study design)
•My thanks go to Professor Lee of PROGRAM/INST for help with the project.
•My thanks go to Professor Wang (E-MAIL ADDRESS) for his guidance.
•The authors would like to thank Professor Chen (e.g., who contributed to this study).
•We are grateful to Dr. White for Dr. White’s advice, and to H.M.
•I am grateful to Professor Yang for guidance.
•We thank Professor Yang and Professor Chen for their expertise.
•I am (very) grateful for the contributions of Dr. Smith.
•This project would not have been possible without the contributions of P.L.
•Other researchers whose advice I made use of include: ( . . . )
•(Above all) I wish to thank Dr. Yang . . .
•I would like to express my thanks to Dr. Wang for help with analysis.
•I should like to acknowledge the advice of Professor Yang . . .
•The work was (greatly) enhanced by the (gracious) assistance of Dr. Yang and Dr. Lin.
•Thanks also to Dr. Li, whose advice was invaluable.
4. 感谢经费之来源
The work was supported by the Research Support Scheme of the INST/*PROGRAM, grant no. X. This work was supported through INST/*PROGRAM. This research was supported by X-GRANT, an external award from INST.
5. 免责声明 (非必要)
The errors idiocies and inconsistencies remain my own.
[期刊论文的致谢辞范例]
这些致谢辞位于：
•参考文献之前（independent references）：1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
•注脚：7, 8, 9, 10, 11
1.I am grateful to Professor Huang for letting me make use of his corpus of text from New Scientists, and also for his helpful comments on the first draft of this paper. Other friends and colleagues whose comments and ideas I made use of include Professor A, Professor B and Professor C. Above all, I wish to thank my students who have cheerfully submitted to being guinea-pigs for the development of data-driven learning, and who have taught me most of what I know about it. The errors idiocies and inconsistencies remain my own.
2.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank all colleagues and students who contributed to this study. We are grateful to Dr. XX01 for her collaboration during preliminary investigations, and to our Research Assistant, XX02, who assisted with recording and transcription. We thank the editor and series editor for constructive criticisms of an earlier version of this chapter.
3.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The author wishes to acknowledge the help of Dr. Z in data collection and Dr. X in commenting on an early draft of the chapter.
4.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am very grateful for the cooperation and interest of the professor and students who took part in this phase of my ethnographic study. It would not have been possible without their help. This research was supported by an Earmarket Grant, an external award from the University Research Grants Council of China.
5.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was supported by the Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Institute/ Higher Education Program, grant no. 285/97, and through a national Academy of education/ Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship.
6.The quality of this experiment was greatly enhanced by the gracious assistance of Professor L and Professor M, reading teachers, who carried out the experimental treatments in their classes. Thanks also to Professor K, Depth. of Maths and Computing at China University, China, whose advice on experimental design and help with subsequent analysis was invaluable.
7.I am most indebted to Dr. S for helping me learn to access the system and allowing me to use his personal terminal.
8.This paper originally appeared in System 21(2): 231-244, 1993 and is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 24TH Annual TESOL Convention. San Francisco, March, 2010. I should like to acknowledge the helpful comments of Professor W and Professor G on an earlier draft.
9.Some of the materials presented in this paper were first published in TEXT 20(4)2000, Walter de Gruyter, Germany. The author’s are grateful for the publisher’s permission to reprint the materials here.
10.I would like to express my thanks to Professor R and Professor Y for permission to draw on their dissertation studies for the examples in this paper, and for the discussions which helped me develop the ideas put forward here.
11.I. My thanks to Dr. J of CALS, Reading University, for permission to use this component of RAT.
II. My thanks to Professor Chen for permission to refer to the international Corpus of Learners’ English.
III. My thanks to Professor Smith of Chiao Tung University for permission to refer to PICLE.
最后的叮咛：
去年我听到一位期刊主编对于致谢辞的看法，他说：「当我看见一篇我审阅过的论文发表于期刊内，我的第一个动作就是翻到论文的后头，看看作者是否有在 致谢辞中表达对我的感激；如果没有，我会记住这名作者的姓名。」由此可见，主编及审稿人或许真的在乎您是否有对他们表达谢意。保险起见，您可加上“We would like to thank two anonymous (unknown) reviewers and the editor for their comments.”，这会是个明智的做法。
参考文献
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. Updated October 2008. Available at: www.icjme.org. Accessed Jan. 04, 2011.
Singapore Med J 2009; 50(6): 563-566
Steve Wallace目前任教于国立交通大学、国立中央大学及国立清华大学，开设科技英文写作专门课程，教导博士班学生发表论文相关写作技巧。Steve曾到中国各地进行演讲及举办研讨会，并出版科技英文写作相关书籍。他同时也是华乐丝学术英文润色的负责人，华乐丝提供学术英文润色以及翻译的服务，旨在协助中国 的研究人员及学者们在SCI / SSCI期刊上顺利的发表成功。
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