许多人认为科技论文都应该用被动句，不要加入个性的成分 . 现在越来越多的杂志提倡使用 主动句 , 因为主动句更简洁和明确 . 把 “ it is reported by the authors of this paper that” 改为 “ We reported that” 就显得更简要和直接 . 下面是个例子 :
In 2002 we reported the synthesis of anthramycin analogues and their DNA binding activities studied by gel electrophoresis.
但实验部分还是主要使用被动句 . 用 “The drug concentration was measured by HPLC” 而一般不用 “ We measured the drug concentration by HPLC”.