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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert A Day; Barbara Gastel |
| ISBN: | 0313330271 9780313330278 0313330409 9780313330407 |
| OCLC Number: | 62281758 |
| Description: | xv, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. I. Some preliminaries. What is scientific writing? ; Historical perspectives ; Approaching a writing project ; What is a scientific paper? ; Ethics in scientific publishing ; Where to submit your manuscript. -- pt. II. Preparing the text. 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. -- pt. III. Preparing the tables and figures. How to design effective tables ; How to prepare effective graphs ; How to prepare effective photographs. -- pt. IV. Publishing the paper. Rights and permissions ; How to submit the manuscript ; The review process (how to deal with editors) ; The publishing process (how to deal with proofs) -- pt. V. Doing other writing for publication. 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. -- pt. VI. Conference communications. How to present a paper orally ; How to prepare a poster ; How to write a conference report. -- pt. VII. Scientific style. 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. -- pt. VIII. Other topics in scientific communication. 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. SI (Système International) prefixes and their abbreviations. -- Glossary of technical terms. |
| Responsibility: | Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel. |
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