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RECORD NUMBER: 65 OF 144Main Title | How to write and publish a scientific paper / | ||||||||||||
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Author | Day, Robert A., | ||||||||||||
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Publisher | Greenwood, | ||||||||||||
Year Published | 2011 | ||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 696099330 | ||||||||||||
ISBN | 9780313391958 (hardback); 0313391955 (hardback); 9780313391972 (pbk.); 0313391971 (pbk.); 9780313391965 (ebook); 0313391963 (ebook) | ||||||||||||
Subjects | Technical writing | ||||||||||||
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Edition | 7th ed. | ||||||||||||
Collation | xxi, 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | ||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-292) and index. |
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Contents Notes | "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"--Provided by publisher. 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 (systáeme international) -- Appendix 4. Some helpful websites -- Glossary of technical terms. |