How to write and publish a scientific paper /
This newly updated version of the classic guide to writing and publishing scientific papers provides the tools needed to succeed in the communication aspects of a scientific career
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012
Cambridge, UK ; New York : 2012 |
| Edition: | 7th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- What is scientific writing?
- Historical perspectives
- Approaching a writing project
- What is a scientific paper?
- Ethics in scientific publishing
- Where to submit your manuscript
- How to prepare the title
- How to list the authors and addresses
- How to prepare the abstract
- How to write the introduction
- How to write the materials and methods section
- How to write the results
- How to write the discussion
- How to state the acknowledgments
- How to cite the references
- How to design effective tables
- How to prepare effective graphs
- How to prepare effective photographs
- Rights and permissions
- How to submit the manuscript
- Review process (how to deal with editors)
- Publishing process (how to deal with proofs)
- How to write a review paper
- How to write opinion (book reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor)
- How to write a book chapter or a book
- How to write for the public
- How to present a paper orally
- How to prepare a poster
- How to write a conference report
- Use and misuse of English
- Avoiding jargon
- How and when to use abbreviations
- Writing clearly across cultures and media
- How to write science in English as a foreign language
- How to write a thesis
- How to prepare a curriculum vitae
- How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports
- How to write a recommendation letter-- and how to ask for one
- How to work with the media
- How to provide peer review
- How to seek a scientific-communication career