How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper 6th Edition

Subjects:

• Science » Science (General)
• Communications » Communications (General)

Reviews:

• [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 ScienceNews.org
• 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 May 2007
• The book is an excellent self-help reference for researchers who write, and could be used as a course book or as a supplementary text for doctoral programmes that aim to train researchers in basic publication skills. It is also worth consulting by scientific-technical-medical translators and editors-in-training, because it provides and efficient, solid introduction to science 'genres', and contains useful guidance on scientific writing and style....[h]ighly recommended.
  —The Journal of the European Medical Writers Association April 17, 2007
• If you're looking to welcome postdocs into a company or lab, a copy of the sixth edition of How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper is a good place to start. It acknowledges two ongoing and mutually supporting trends in science--broadening internationalism and digitizing of publishing--while delivering the basics to give a leg up for getting a paper published. It may even help new recruits become better scientists.
  —The Scientist 2006
• [D]ay and Gastel concisely provide valuable, accurate, and up-to-date information. They focus on providing practical advice to readers, while still recognizing the difficulty and ambiguity of some aspects of the scientific writing and publishing process. No other available publication provides both the quality and quantity of information as this work which builds on the previous five editions....[t]he comprehensiveness of coverage regarding writing and publishing scientific papers by Day and Gastel ensure its appeal to academic and science audiences.
  —Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship September 2006
• Day and Gastel describe the basic practical principles of scientific writing that are accepted in most disciplines in a straightforward how-to or cookbook format. After dealing with preliminaries, they present sections on preparing the text, preparing tables and figures, publishing the paper, doing other writings for publication (such as book reviews or editorials), conference communication, scientific style, and other topics in scientific communication.
  —SciTech Book News Summer 2006
• This updated book provides advice for anyone working in a scientific discipline who needs to communicate his or her work effectively to others. The book's core consists of a how-to guide to writing and publishing research articles for scientific journals. It explains the steps of the process, from choosing a suitable journal for an author's work to presenting the results and citing references.
  —  June 2006
• A scientific experiment, Day and Gastel explain, is not complete until its results are published. To that end, they provide this guide to writing scientific papers that are clear and effective, publishing those papers, and communicating as a science professional....This edition includes new chapters on writing a grant proposal, communicating science to the public, and providing peer review of another scientist's paper.
  —uclear News July 2006::June 10, 2006

Table of Contents:

• Preface
  A Word to International Readers
  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
  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
  Preparing the Tables and Figures
  How to Design Effective Tables
  How to Prepare Effective Graphs
  How to Prepare Effective Photographs
  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)
  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
  Conference Communications
  How to Present a Paper Orally
  How to Prepare a Poster
  How to Write a Conference Report
  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
  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
  Prefixes and Abbreviations for SI (Système International) Units
  Glossary of Technical Terms
  References
  Index