This classic guide gives early-career scientists and experienced researchers practical support on writing for different purposes and getting published. This edition retains the key material, while adding new advice on copyright, presenting online, identifying co-authors, creating visual abstracts, and writing in English for non-native speakers.
This classic guide gives early-career scientists and experienced researchers practical support on writing for different purposes and getting published. This edition retains the key material, while adding new advice on copyright, presenting online, identifying co-authors, creating visual abstracts, and writing in English for non-native speakers.
Barbara Gastel is Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Humanities in Medicine, and Biotechnology at Texas A & M University. She has received awards and recognitions from the American Medical Writers Association, the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences, the Council of Science Editors, and Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society.
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Preface A word to international readers Acknowledgments Part I. Some Preliminaries: 1. What is scientific writing? 2. Historical perspectives 3. Approaching a writing project 4. What is a scientific paper? 5. Ethics in scientific publishing 6. Where to submit your manuscript Part II. Preparing the Text: 7. How to prepare the title 8. How to list the authors and addresses 9. How to prepare the abstract 10. How to write the introduction 11. How to write the materials and methods section 12. How to write the results 13. How to write the discussion 14. How to state the acknowledgments 15. How to cite the references Part III. Preparing the Tables and Figures: 16. How to design effective tables 17. How to prepare effective graphs 18. How to prepare effective photographs Part IV. Publishing the Paper: 19. Rights and permissions 20. How to submit the manuscript 21. The review process (how to deal with editors) 22. The publishing process (how to deal with proofs) - and after publication Part V. Doing Other Writing for Publication: 23. How to write a review paper 24. How to write opinion (letters to the editor, editorials, book reviews, and essays) 25. How to write a book chapter or a book 26. How to write for the public Part VI. Conference Communications: 27. How to present a paper orally 28. How to prepare a poster 29. How to write a conference report Part VII. Scientific Style: 30. Use and misuse of English 31. Avoiding jargon 32. How and when to use abbreviations 33. Writing clearly across cultures and media 34. How to write science in English as a foreign language Part VIII. Other Topics in Scientific Communication: 35. How to write a thesis 36. How to prepare a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and personal statement 37. How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports 38. How to write a recommendation letter - and how to ask for one 39. How to work with the media 40. How to provide peer review 41. How to edit your own work 42. How to seek a scientific-communication career Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid Appendix 3. SI (Système International) prefixes and their abbreviations Appendix 4. Some helpful websites Glossary References Index.
Preface A word to international readers Acknowledgments Part I. Some Preliminaries: 1. What is scientific writing? 2. Historical perspectives 3. Approaching a writing project 4. What is a scientific paper? 5. Ethics in scientific publishing 6. Where to submit your manuscript Part II. Preparing the Text: 7. How to prepare the title 8. How to list the authors and addresses 9. How to prepare the abstract 10. How to write the introduction 11. How to write the materials and methods section 12. How to write the results 13. How to write the discussion 14. How to state the acknowledgments 15. How to cite the references Part III. Preparing the Tables and Figures: 16. How to design effective tables 17. How to prepare effective graphs 18. How to prepare effective photographs Part IV. Publishing the Paper: 19. Rights and permissions 20. How to submit the manuscript 21. The review process (how to deal with editors) 22. The publishing process (how to deal with proofs) - and after publication Part V. Doing Other Writing for Publication: 23. How to write a review paper 24. How to write opinion (letters to the editor, editorials, book reviews, and essays) 25. How to write a book chapter or a book 26. How to write for the public Part VI. Conference Communications: 27. How to present a paper orally 28. How to prepare a poster 29. How to write a conference report Part VII. Scientific Style: 30. Use and misuse of English 31. Avoiding jargon 32. How and when to use abbreviations 33. Writing clearly across cultures and media 34. How to write science in English as a foreign language Part VIII. Other Topics in Scientific Communication: 35. How to write a thesis 36. How to prepare a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and personal statement 37. How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports 38. How to write a recommendation letter - and how to ask for one 39. How to work with the media 40. How to provide peer review 41. How to edit your own work 42. How to seek a scientific-communication career Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid Appendix 3. SI (Système International) prefixes and their abbreviations Appendix 4. Some helpful websites Glossary References Index.
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