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How To Write And Publish A Scientific Paper » (6th Edition)

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Authors: Robert A. Day, Barbara Gastel
ISBN-13: 9780313330407, ISBN-10: 0313330409
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: 6th Edition

Author Biography: Robert A. Day

ROBERT A. DAY is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Delaware, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in scientific writing from 1986 through 1999. He was previously Director of ISI Press, and served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Bacteriology and other journals published by the American Society for Microbiology. He is the author of Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals, second edition (Greenwood, 1995).

BARBARA GASTEL is Associate Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Humanities in Medicine, and Biotechnology at Texas A&M University. She is the author of Presenting Science to the Public, Teaching Science: A Guide for College and Professional School Instructors, and Health Writer's Handbook. She is editor of Science Editor, the periodical of the Council of Science Editors.

Book Synopsis

Guide on writing and submitting a scientific paper for graduates to professionals.

Pt. I	Some preliminaries
Ch. 1	What is scientific writing?	3
Ch. 2	Historical perspectives	6
Ch. 3	Approaching a writing project	11
Ch. 4	What is a scientific paper?	18
Ch. 5	Ethics in scientific publishing	25
Ch. 6	Where to submit your manuscript	29
Pt. II	Preparing the text
Ch. 7	How to prepare the title	39
Ch. 8	How to list the authors and addresses	45
Ch. 9	How to prepare the abstract	52
Ch. 10	How to write the introduction	56
Ch. 11	How to write the materials and methods section	60
Ch. 12	How to write the results	66
Ch. 13	How to write the discussion	69
Ch. 14	How to state the acknowledgments	73
Ch. 15	How to cite the references	75
Pt. III	Preparing the tables and figures
Ch. 16	How to design effective tables	85
Ch. 17	How to prepare effective graphs	92
Ch. 18	How to prepare effective photographs	99
Pt. IV	Publishing the paper
Ch. 19	Rights and permissions	107
Ch. 20	How to submit the manuscript	111
Ch. 21	The review process (how to deal with editors)	117
Ch. 22	The publishing process (how to deal with proofs)	130
Pt. V	Doing other writing for publication
Ch. 23	How to write a review paper	141
Ch. 24	How to write opinion (book reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor)	146
Ch. 25	How to write a book chapter or a book	150
Ch. 26	How to write for the public	158
Pt. VI	Conference communications
Ch. 27	How to present a paper orally	167
Ch. 28	How to prepare a poster	173
Ch. 29	How to write a conference report	178
Pt. VII	Scientific style
Ch. 30	Use and misuse of English	185
Ch. 31	Avoiding jargon	199
Ch. 32	How and when to use abbreviations	206
Ch. 33	Writing clearly across cultures and media	210
Ch. 34	How to write science in English as a foreign language	215
Pt. VIII	Other topics in scientific communication
Ch. 35	How to write a thesis	223
Ch. 36	How to prepare a curriculum vitae	227
Ch. 37	How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports	233
Ch. 38	How to write a recommendation letter - and how to ask for one	241
Ch. 39	How to work with the media	246
Ch. 40	How to provide peer review	250
Ch. 41	How to seek a scientific-communication career	256

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