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Main Title How to write & publish a scientific paper /
Author Day, Robert A.,
Publisher Oryx Press,
Year Published 1994
OCLC Number 29257045
ISBN 0897748646; 9780897748643; 0897748654; 9780897748650
Subjects Technical writing ; Uitgeven ; Wetenschappelijke publicaties ; Science ; Journalism
Holdings
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EKCM  T11.C33 1994 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 03/14/1997
Edition 4th ed.
Collation xiv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
Contents Notes
What is scientific writing? -- Origins of scientific writing -- What is a scientific paper? -- 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 illustrations -- How to keyboard the manuscript -- Where and how to submit the manuscript -- Review process (how to deal with editors) -- Publishing process (how to deal with proofs) -- How to order and use reprints -- How to write a review paper -- How to write a conference report -- How to write a book review -- How to write a thesis -- How to present a paper orally -- How to prepare a poster -- Ethics, rights and permissions -- Use and misuse of English -- Avoiding jargon -- How and when to use abbreviations -- Personalized summary -- Selected journal title word abbreviations. (cont) Abbreviations that may be used without definition in table headings -- Common errors in style and in spelling -- Words and expressions to avoid -- Prefixes and abbreviations for SI (Systeme International) units -- Accepted abbreviations and symbols -- Glossary of technical terms.