Janice R. Matthews (Scientific Editing Services), Robert W. Matthews (University of Georgia)

Successful Scientific Writing

A Step-By-Step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of this best-selling guide has been thoroughly updated for today's digital world, covering all aspects of the writing process and now including extensive coverage of ethical issues, including plagiarism. It offers a rich blend of practical advice, abundant examples from actual manuscripts, and hands-on exercises.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 4 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 303
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 149mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781107691933
• ISBN-10: 1107691931
• Artikelnr.: 41130131

Autorenporträt

Janice R. Matthews is a writer and educator with a broad background in the biological sciences. Her professional focus is on facilitating clearer communication of scientific material. She has edited books, technical manuals and hundreds of scientific research papers in the veterinary and biological sciences, both in university settings and for private industry.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Start with a plan
2. Conduct a comprehensive literature search
3. Prepare for the challenge
4. Begin well
5. Compose the IMRAD core of a strong first draft
6. Assemble the rest of the first draft
7. Compile tables to develop, clarify, and support your narrative
8. Include figures for evidence, efficiency, or emphasis
9. Report numbers clearly and responsibly
10. Revise for coherence
11. Improve style and syntax
12. Improve word choice
13. Attend to punctuation, capitalization, and other mechanics
14. Address your ethical and legal responsibilities
15. Oral presentation: adapt the text and visuals
16. Share your story in public: presenting talks and posters
17. Publication: the rest of the story
Thirty exercises to improve anyone's scientific writing skills
Selected resources
Index.