How to write and publish a scientific paper / Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day.

Includes bibliographical references 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 acknowledgements -- 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, book reviews, and essays) -- How to write a book chapter or a book -- How to write for the public -- Part VI: Conferences communications -- 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.

"Thoroughly updated throughout, this classic, practical text on how to write and publish a scientific paper takes its own advice to be "as clear and simple as possible"-- Provided by publisher.

""The purpose of scientific writing," according to Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day, "is to communicate new scientific findings. Science is simply too important to be communicated in anything other than words of certain meaning."
This clear, beautifully written, and often funny text is a must-have for anyone who needs to communicate scientific information, whether they're writing for a professor, other scientists, or the general public. The thoughtfully revised 9th edition retains the most important material-including preparing text and graphics, publishing papers and other types of writing, and plenty of information on writing style-while adding up-to-date advice on copyright, presenting online, identifying authors, creating visual abstracts, and writing in English as a non-native language.
A set of valuable appendixes provide ready reference, including words and expressions to avoid, SI prefixes, a list of helpful websites, and a glossary. Students and working scientists will want to keep How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper at their desks and refer to it at every stage of writing and publication"-- Amazon.com