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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert A Day; Barbara Gastel |
| ISBN: | 9780313391958 0313391955 9780313391972 0313391971 9780313391965 0313391963 |
| OCLC Number: | 696099330 |
| Description: | xxi, 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| 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 -- The review process (how to deal with editors) -- The 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 -- Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations -- Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid -- Appendix 3. Prefixes and abbreviations for SI (système international) -- Appendix 4. Some helpful websites -- Glossary of technical terms. |
| Responsibility: | Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel. |
Abstract:
Writing and publishing journal articles are crucial to scientific careers. This title contains 41 chapters focused upon two separate tasks: how to write the respective sections of a scientific paper
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