Successful scientific writing : a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences / Janice R. Matthews, Robert W. Matthews
Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition of this acclaimed and best-selling guide offers a rich blend of practical advice and real-life examples. The authors draw on fifty years of experience, providing detailed step-by-step guidance designed to help students and researchers write and present...
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Table of Contents:
- Start with a plan
- Conduct a comprehensive literature search
- Prepare for the challenge
- Begin well
- Compose the IMRAD core of a strong first draft
- Assemble the rest of the first draft
- Compile tables to develop, clarify, and support your story
- Include figures for evidence, efficiency, or emphasis
- Report numbers clearly and responsibly
- Revise for coherence
- Improve style and syntax
- Improve word choice
- Attend to punctuation, capitalization, and other mechanics
- Address your ethical and legal responsibilities
- Oral presentations : adapt the text and visuals
- Share your story in public : presenting talks and posters
- Publication : the rest of the story