How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper 6th Edition

Subjects:

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

Reviews:

• The major sections, including the various parts of a scientific manuscript, have not changed significantly over the editions, as authors still need to choose coauthors to draft a Materials and Methods section. Day and Gastel provide common-sense, accurate advice as to how to handle these. The straightforward, hands-on advice remains a major strength.
  —Microbe 2007
• [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 May 2007
• 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 April 17, 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 2006
• 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 Paperr 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 September 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 Summer 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 June 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.
  —Nuclear News July 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.
  
  —ScienceNews.org 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

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