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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Björn Gustavii |
ISBN: | 9780511808272 0511808275 9780521878906 052187890X 9780521703932 052170393X |
OCLC Number: | 967685678 |
Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 168 Seiten) |
Contents: | Basic rules of writing -- Comments on scientific language -- Drafting the manuscript -- Choosing a journal -- Preparing a graph -- Drawings -- Figure legends -- How to design tables -- Title -- Authors -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Ph. D. and other doctoral theses -- Letters and case reports -- Numbers -- Abbreviations -- How to present statistical results -- Typing -- Dealing with editors and referees -- Correcting proofs -- Authors' responsibilities. |
Responsibility: | Björn Gustavii. |
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'This book ranks with the best in the field. It is brief, to the point and easy to follow ... useful to the author and editor ... and so recommended.' Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology '... short and straightforward ... complete and user-friendly ... for those to make their first public steps in science, Gustaviis book is certainly very useful.' Annals of Human Biology '... enjoyable and well written ... an ideal reference book to have at hand when writing and organizing many types of scientific literature.' The British Society for Cell Biology 'This compact and very easy to read book contains valuable advice on how to take a manuscript from planning right through to publication. The chapters cover everything from writing in scientific language, through preparation of figures and the sections of a manuscript, to advice on the final stage of responding to reviewers' comments.' Ian Stansfield, University of Aberdeen '... a very welcome learning resource... clear and concise...well structured, easy to read and well illustrated. The 2nd edition...now incorporates guidance for writing doctoral theses and case reports. ... Overall a highly useful resource indeed and would highly recommend it.' The Biologist '... an excellent textbook, a very suitable reference ... enjoyable reading!' Zentralblatt fur Geologie und Palaeontologie 'Every aspiring writer should read and follow the advice in How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper. Even accomplished scientific authors will add to their proficiency by going through this enjoyable volume. It is an added advantage that Bjoern Gustavii's mother tongue is Swedish, not English. He recounts his own difficulties in writing his first manuscripts in English and puts down simple rules to avoid pitfalls.' Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Read more...

