How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper
6th Edition
Robert A. Day, Barbara Gastel
0-313-33040-9/978-0-313-33040-7
Description
To be useful, scientific research needs to be explained clearly to others—to colleagues, to administrators, to foundations and governmental bodies, and to the public. This thoroughly revised edition of the classic How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper gives beginning scientists and experienced researchers alike practical advice on writing about their work and publishing what they write. The core of the book consists of a how-to guide to writing and publishing research articles for scientific journals, explaining every step of the process, from choosing a suitable journal for your work to presenting the results and citing references. In addition to the information on writing for scientific journals, this book provides additional advice for the scientist of the 21st century. All of this practical information makes How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper the essential guide that scientists need for succeeding in the competitive environment of today. Outside North America, a cloth edition is available through Greenwood International UK and a paperback edition through Cambridge University Press UK.
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[I]f you know someone who is a scientist and who has to write and publish papers, recommend this book to them. It provides the kind of advice that scientists/authors need when preparing a paper.
—Technical Communication
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Dr. Gastel addresses questions on a range of issues impacting today's scientific publishing world, including writing clearly across cultures and media; writing science in English as a foreign language; providing peer review; and how to work with the media....Academics and researchers, as well as authors, editors, and publishers of scientific papers, should gain a wealth of insights from one of the industry's leading thinkers.
—Beyondthebook.com
About the Author
Robert A. Day
is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Delaware, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in scientific writing from 1986 through 1999. He was previously director of ISI Press, and served as managing editor of the
Journal of Bacteriology
and other journals published by the American Society for Microbiology. He is the author of
Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals
. Second Edition, Greenwood, 1995.
Barbara Gastel
is Associate Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Humanities in Medicine, and Biotechnology at Texas A&M University. She has written
Presenting Science to the Public
,
Teaching Science: A Guide for College and Professional School Instructors
, and
Health Writer's Handbook
. She is editor of
Science Editor
, the periodical of the Council of Science Editors.
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