含糊不清的文题通常会给读者与做索引的人带来很多不必要的麻烦和不便。例:文题The Effects of Vioform on Its Onset 中间带有的不定代词“Its”的涵义就很让人费解。
文题中,将主要位置留给关键词。
A Double-Blind Trial of Low Doses of Subcutaneous Heparin in the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis after Myocardial Infarctionrevention by Heparin.
文题没有必要的冠词可以删除(a,an和the)和多余的说明性短语:studies of;observation on;investigation of;evaluation of ;experimental report of;development of;use of ;treatment of …
所以文题应写的具体而又清楚,能读者迅速获得知识就可以了,如A Complication of Translumbar Aortography 其中 complication 指的是什么?修改为 Aortic Dissection after Translumbar Aortography 这样是不是效果会更好。
修饰词位置不当
这里有一个修饰词位置不当的例子:Toxoplasmosis in Humans Derived from Cats 正确的写法为:Toxoplasmosis Derived from Cats in Humans
又如:Cars Blamed for Pollution by Scientist 正确的写法为:Cars Blamed by Scientist for Pollution。
注意文题中词意上的重叠,如Tuaumatic Injuries of the Inferior Vena Cava;Surgical Postoperative Bleeding Associated with Aspirin Ingestion;Sterilization with IUD Contraception