How to write and publish a scientific paper / Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day.
By: Gastel, Barbara [author]
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Contributor(s): Day, Robert A [author].
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BookPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Eighth edition.Description: xxi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781316640432 (paperback).Subject(s): Technical writingDDC classification: 808.0665 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 808.0665 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | CIT Module BIOL 8024 - Core reading | 16/04/2024 | 00213655 | |
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 808.0665 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | CIT Module BIOL 8024 - Core reading | 00213656 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An essential guide for succeeding in today's competitive environment, this book provides beginning scientists and experienced researchers with practical advice on writing about their work and getting published. This brand new, updated edition also includes a new chapter on editing one's own work, a section on publicizing and archiving one's paper, and updates on authorship, including information on new authorship criteria and on the author identification number ORCID. The book guides readers through the processes involved in writing for and publishing in scientific journals, from choosing a suitable journal, to writing each part of the paper, to submitting the paper and responding to peer review, through checking the proofs. It covers ethical issues in scientific publishing, explains rights and permissions, and discusses writing grant proposals, giving presentations and writing for general audiences.
Authors' names in reverse order on previous editions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index.
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 acknowledgements -- How to cite the references -- How to design effective tables -- How to prepare effective graphics -- 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) - and after 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 -- 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, cover letter, and personal statement -- How to prepare grand 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.
CIT module BIOL 8024 - Core reading.