How to write and publish a scientific paper / Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day
By: Gastel, Barbara [author].
Contributor(s): Day, Robert A [author].
Material type: TextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]Edition: Eighth edition.Description: xxi, 326 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781440842627 (hardcover : alk. paper); 1440842620 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9781316640432 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Technical writing | Science | Publishing | WritingDDC classification: 808.0665Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Authors' names in reverse order on previous editions
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index
Part 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 -- Part 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 -- Part III: Preparing the tables and figures. How to design effective tables ; How to prepare effective graphs ; How to prepare effective photographs -- Part 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) and after publication -- Part V: Doing other writing for publication. How to write a review paper ; How to write opinion (letters to the editor, editorials, and book reviews) ; 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 -- Part 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 -- Part VIII: Other topics in scientific communication. How to write a thesis ; How to prepare a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and personal statement ; 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 edit your own work ; How to seek a scientific-communication career -- Appendix 1: Selected journal title word abbreviations -- Appendix 2: Words and expressions to avoid -- Appendix 3: SI (Syst©·me International) prefixes and their abbreviations -- Appendix 4: Some helpful websites -- Glossary
"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
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