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001 2005031621
003 DLC
005 20120707113912.0
008 051103s2006 ctua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005031621
020 $a0313330271 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0313330409 (pbk : alk. paper)
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocm62281758
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050 00 $aT11$b.D33 2006
082 00 $a808/.0665$222
100 1 $aDay, Robert A.,$d1924-
245 10 $aHow to write and publish a scientific paper.
250 $a6th ed. /$bRobert A. Day and Barbara Gastel.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bGreenwood Press,$c2006.
300 $axv, 302 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-285) and index.
505 0 $aPt. 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. -- Pt. 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. -- Pt. III. Preparing the tables and figures. How to design effective tables ; How to prepare effective graphs ; How to prepare effective photographs. -- Pt. 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) --
505 0 $aPt. V. Doing other writing for publication. How to write a review paper ; How to write opinion (book reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor) ; How to write a book chapter or a book ; How to write for the public. -- Pt. VI. Conference communications. How to present a paper orally ; How to prepare a poster ; How to write a conference report. -- Pt. 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. -- Pt. VIII. Other topics in scientific communication. How to write a thesis ; How to prepare a curriculum vitae ; 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 seek a scientific-communication career. -- Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations. -- Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid. -- Appendix 3. SI (Système International) prefixes and their abbreviations. -- Glossary of technical terms.
650 0 $aTechnical writing.
700 1 $aGastel, Barbara.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip062/2005031621.html